disaster area in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for disaster area in the English»Spanish Dictionary

disaster area N

1. disaster area (site of disaster):

disaster area

zona f siniestrada

disaster area

zona f de desastre

to be declared a disaster area

ser declarado zona de desastre

2. disaster area inf, hum:

disaster area

desastre m inf, hum

my room is a real disaster area

mi habitación está hecha un desastre inf

he's a walking disaster area

es un verdadero desastre inf

Translations for disaster area in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the reports from the disaster area were very upsetting

los reportajes que llegaban de la zona siniestrada eran sobrecogedores

Translations for disaster area in the Spanish»English Dictionary

zona catastrófica

disaster area

declararon la comarca zona catastrófica

the region was declared a disaster area

acudió al lugar del siniestro

she visited the scene of the accident (o the disaster area etc.)

Translations for disaster area in the English»Spanish Dictionary

disaster [Am dəˈzæstər, Brit dɪˈzɑːstə] N

1. disaster C:

disaster (flood, earthquake)

catástrofe f

disaster (flood, earthquake)

desastre m

disaster (crash, sinking)

siniestro m

disaster (crash, sinking)

desastre m

disaster fund

fondo m para los damnificados

disaster relief

ayuda f en caso de catástrofe or desastre

2.1. disaster C (fiasco):

disaster

desastre m

a catalog of disasters

una serie de desastres or de calamidades

2.2. disaster C (hopeless person):

disaster inf

desastre m inf

3. disaster U (misfortune):

disaster struck

ocurrió or se produjo una catástrofe

to be doomed to disaster

estar condenado al fracaso

the talks ended in disaster

las conversaciones acabaron en un fracaso total

the vacation ended in disaster

las vacaciones acabaron de forma desastrosa

area [Am ˈɛriə, Brit ˈɛːrɪə] N

1.1. area (geographical):

area

zona f

area

área f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

area

región f

in the New York area

en la zona or el área de Nueva York

1.2. area (urban):

area

zona f

the area around the docks

la zona del puerto

the area we live in

el barrio en el que vivimos

the area we live in

la zona donde vivimos

there have been several burglaries in the area

ha habido varios robos en la zona or la vecindad

the houses in the immediate area of the factory

las casas situadas en las inmediaciones or los alrededores de la fábrica

2. area (part of room, building, plot):

area

zona f

play area

zona f de recreo

the library is a no-smoking area

en la biblioteca no se puede fumar

3. area (expanse, patch):

the shaded area represents …

el área sombreada representa …

areas of cloud across the South-West

nubosidad sobre el sudoeste

there are few open areas left in the city

quedan pocos espacios abiertos en la ciudad

apply the ointment to the affected areas

aplicar el ungüento a las partes afectadas

the wreckage of the plane was scattered over a wide area

los restos del avión siniestrado quedaron esparcidos sobre una extensa zona

4. area MATH:

area

superficie f

area

área f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

area (of room, land)

superficie f

12 square meters in area

12 metros cuadrados de superficie

5. area:

area (field, sphere)

terreno m

area (of knowledge)

campo m

area (of knowledge)

terreno m

area of competence

área or terreno de competencia

it's an area of difficulty/controversy

es un terreno difícil/polémico

an area of concern

un tema que preocupa

to identify problem areas

identificar problemas

6. area SPORTS:

penalty area

área f (con artículo masculino en el singular) (de castigo)

7. area (in front of basement):

area Am

patio m

disaster area in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for disaster area in the English»Spanish Dictionary

disaster area

zona f catastrófica

Translations for disaster area in the Spanish»English Dictionary

zona catastrófica

disaster area

Translations for disaster area in the English»Spanish Dictionary

disaster [dɪˈzɑ:stəʳ, Am dɪˈzæstɚ] N

1. disaster (great misfortune):

disaster

desastre m

disaster area

zona f catastrófica

2. disaster (failure):

disaster

fiasco m

area [ˈeəriə, Am ˈeri-] N

1. area a. MATH, SPORTS:

area

área f

in the area of

alrededor de

2. area (field):

area

campo m

area of competence/knowledge

ámbito m de competencia(s)/conocimiento(s)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This prompted the county government to consider declaring itself a disaster area.

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Because of the realism of the scenario, animatrons were used instead of human actors to simulate survivors incapable of extracting themselves from the disaster area.

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Several ships sailed to the disaster area to recover victims' bodies.

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Fifty soldiers and two helicopters were flown in ahead of the ships to survey the disaster area and bring relief work.

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Victims who do not own or rent a home will be assigned a trailer if they were living in the disaster area before the storm.

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Examples of response include evacuating a disaster area, seeking shelter, etc.

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Many media outlets say communications infrastructure is overloaded and destroyed in many places in the disaster area.

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Co-ordination even in conventional emergency management is difficult, for many organisations may converge on a disaster area to assist.

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Seven counties were declared a disaster area, suffering $200 million in property damage and 78 people died.

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The hurricane left $40 million in damage and 16 deaths, which prompted a federally declared disaster area.

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