engelska-franska översättning av disaster

désastre
C’est le meilleur moyen de provoquer un désastre. That is a recipe for disaster. C'est également un désastre écologique. It is also an ecological disaster. Ce serait un désastre humanitaire. It would be a humanitarian disaster.
catastrophe
Ces catastrophes sont à tort qualifiées de catastrophes naturelles. These disasters are mistakenly described as natural disasters. Rappelez-vous la catastrophe de Tchernobyl. Think of the Chernobyl disaster. Elle est assaillie de catastrophes naturelles. It is beset by natural disasters.

bérézina
calamitéNous avons également besoin d'un fonds de gestion des calamités. Also, we need a disaster management fund.

An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment
An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.maybe could do with being improved--

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