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Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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disaster; casualty (event) [listen] [listen] Katastrophe {f}; Unglück {n} (Ereignis) [listen] [listen]

disasters; casualties [listen] Katastrophen {pl}; Unglücken {pl}

fire disaster Brandkatastrophe {f}

explosion disaster Explosionskatastrophe {f}

aviation disaster Flugzeugkatastrophe {f}; Flugzeugunglück {n}

mine disaster; mining disaster; pit disaster Grubenunglück {n} [min.]

flood disaster Hochwasserkatastrophe {f}; Flutkatastrophe {f}

natural disaster; calamity of nature Naturkatastrophe {f}

ecological disaster; environmental catastrophe; eco-catastrophe Umweltkatastrophe {f} [envir.]

casualty of a ship; marine casualty; maritime casualty Schiffsunglück {n}

oil-tanker disaster Tankerunglück {n}

to anticipate disaster eine Katastrophe erwarten

to spell disaster (for sb./sth.) zu einer Katastrophe (für jdn./etw.) führen