Usage examples of "disaster" in English with translation to French

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It's an ecological disaster. C'est un désastre écologique.
The victims of the earthquake disaster are numerous. Les victimes de la catastrophe du séisme sont nombreuses.
We're heading for disaster. Nous allons au devant d'un désastre.
This is a recipe for disaster. C'est la recette du désastre.
They were calm in the face of disaster. Ils étaient calmes face au désastre.
We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster. Nous allons tout d'abord établir la cause du désastre.
The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had. L'inondation était le plus grand désastre qu'ils ont jamais eu.
The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay. La Croix Rouge apporte de l'aide aux victimes de désastres sans retard.
If that accident had happened in a city, it would have caused a disaster. Si cet accident s'était produit en ville, il aurait causé un désastre.
If he had stayed at home that day, he would not have met with disaster. Fût-il resté chez lui ce jour-là, il n'aurait pas connu le désastre.
War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning. La guerre n'est pas un désastre comme un tremblement de terre ou un tsunami. Elle ne vient pas sans avertissement.
Recently we have had several disasters. Nous avons récemment connu plusieurs désastres.
Last year, we had frequent disasters. L'année dernière, nous avons été régulièrement victimes de catastrophes naturelles.
Previous episodes of mass extinctions were driven by natural disasters such as asteroids, but this one is driven by humans. Les épisodes antérieurs d'extinction de masse furent provoqués par des cataclysmes naturels tels que des astéroïdes, mais celui-ci est provoqué par les humains.
We must always provide against disasters. Nous devons toujours nous préparer face aux désastres.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital. Les documents relatifs à cette période sont particulièrement rares, peut-être à cause d'une longue série de désastres naturelles qui ont frappé la capitale.
The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster. La plus petite erreur peut mener à un accident fatal.
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