Vertaling van disaster

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catastrophe, calamity, disaster {zn.}

ramp
onheil
catastrofe [v]

We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.

We zullen eerst de oorzaak van de ramp vaststellen.

After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.

Na de ramp was er amper nog water over op het eiland.

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy {zn.}

ramp [m] (de ~)
calamiteit [v] (de ~)

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy {zn.}

tragedie [v] (de ~)
treurspel
drama [o] (het ~)

Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a tragedy.

Macbeth van Shakespeare is een tragedie

The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.

De dood van één persoon is een tragedie; de dood van miljoenen is statistiek.

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy {zn.}

cataclysme
catastrofe [m] (de ~)

Engels

Nederlands

We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.

We zullen eerst de oorzaak van de ramp vaststellen.

After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.

Na de ramp was er amper nog water over op het eiland.