disaster in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for disaster in the English»French Dictionary

disaster [Brit dɪˈzɑːstə, Am dəˈzæstər] N

disaster (gen)

catastrophe f also fig

disaster (long-term)

désastre m

air/rail disaster

catastrophe aérienne/ferroviaire

financial disaster

désastre financier

to be heading for disaster

courir à la catastrophe

the maths teacher is a disaster inf

le prof de math est une catastrophe inf

disaster struck

le malheur a frappé

disaster area N lit

disaster area

région f sinistrée

disaster area fig

catastrophe f

disaster movie N

disaster movie

film m catastrophe

disaster fund N

disaster fund

fonds m de soutien

disaster victim N

disaster victim

sinistré/-e m/f

environmental disaster N

environmental disaster

catastrophe f écologique

air disaster N

air disaster

catastrophe f aérienne

Translations for disaster in the French»English Dictionary

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cata

disaster

région sinistrée

disaster area

sinistré (sinistrée)

disaster victim

calamité

disaster, calamity

calamité (catastrophe ambulante)

walking disaster

disaster in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for disaster in the English»French Dictionary

disaster [dɪˈzɑ:stəʳ, Am dɪˈzæstɚ] N

1. disaster (huge misfortune):

disaster

désastre m

disaster area

région f sinistrée

natural/global disaster

catastrophe f naturelle/mondiale

rail disaster

catastrophe f ferroviaire

to avert disaster

prévenir les catastrophes

2. disaster (failure):

disaster

désastre m

to spell disaster for sth

signifier le désastre pour qn

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in front of the large-scale disaster ...

devant l'ampleur du désastre ...

to head for disaster

aller au désastre

Translations for disaster in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

désastre

disaster

sinistré(e) bâtiment

disaster-stricken

sinistré(e) zone, région

disaster

personnes sinistrées à la suite des inondations

flood disaster victims

c'était désastreux

it was a disaster

être néfaste à qn/qc

to be a disaster for sb/sth

sinistre (catastrophe)

disaster

maîtriser un sinistre

to bring a disaster under control

catastrophe minière

mining disaster

catastrophe ferroviaire

rail disaster

disaster Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to head for disaster

aller au désastre

in front of the large-scale disaster ...

devant l'ampleur du désastre ...

this is a disaster in the making

il y a un désastre qui se prépare

the whole affair was a disaster

ça a été un désastre

to be a recipe for disaster

mener (tout) droit à la catastrophe

the preface to this disaster

le prélude à ce désastre

natural/global disaster

catastrophe f naturelle/mondiale

to avert disaster

prévenir les catastrophes

to bring a disaster under control

maîtriser un sinistre

to be a disaster for sb/sth

être néfaste à qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Nevertheless, a lighthouse may not have prevented this disaster.

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A series of major disasters occurred in the state from the 1920s to the 1940s.

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The original structure has sustained damages during wars and various natural disasters.

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The invasion is a disaster for the humans.

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Survivors, relatives and family members were called to identify the dead and detail whatever they may have known about the disaster.

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Neither strategy proved viable and the entire process was one disaster after another.

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The disaster left 107 widows and 268 fatherless children.

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He paid tribute to the efforts of emergency services personnel in responding to the disaster.

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It symbolizes the fact that we are blowing the whistle on the silent disaster of hunger.

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The tastelessness flowing right down into the script, however, makes for a very different league of disaster.

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