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Summary

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catastrophe:
- Katastrophe; Zusammenbruch; Tragödie; Unglück
Wiktionary:
- catastrophe → Katastrophe, Unglück, Wendung
- catastrophe → Katastrophe

English

Detailed Translations for catastrophe from English to German

catastrophe:

catastrophe [the ~] nomen

the catastrophe (calamity)
die Katastrophe; der Zusammenbruch
- Katastrophe [die ~] nomen
- Zusammenbruch [der ~] nomen
the catastrophe (disaster; calamity)
die Katastrophe; die Tragödie; die Unglück
- Katastrophe [die ~] nomen
- Tragödie [die ~] nomen
- Unglück [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for catastrophe:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Katastrophe	calamity; catastrophe; disaster	accident; adversity; bad luck; calamity; destitution; disaster; evil; fatalness; misery; misfortune; misère; necessity; need; reverse; squalor; tribulation; trouble
Tragödie	calamity; catastrophe; disaster	tragedy
Unglück	calamity; catastrophe; disaster	accident; adversity; bad luck; calamity; destitution; disaster; evil; fatality; misery; misfortune; misère; necessity; need; reverse; sorrow; squalor; tribulation; trouble
Zusammenbruch	calamity; catastrophe	bust-up; caving in; collapse; collapsing; crash; decline; disadvantage; downfall; drawback; fall; falling down; relapse; ruin; sagging; slump; smash
-	calamity; cataclysm; disaster; tragedy

Related Words for "catastrophe":

catastrophes

Synonyms for "catastrophe":

calamity; disaster; tragedy; cataclysm; misfortune; bad luck
adversity; hardship; hard knocks
geological phenomenon

Related Definitions for "catastrophe":

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune¹
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface¹
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune¹
- lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system¹

Wiktionary Translations for catastrophe:

catastrophe

noun

disaster beyond expectations
- catastrophe → Katastrophe
Ancient Greek tragedies: the solution of the plot
- catastrophe → Katastrophe
any large and disastrous event of great significance
- catastrophe → Unglück; Katastrophe

catastrophe

noun

Redewendung
- Wendung → idiomatical expression; phrase; idiom; critical stage; catastrophe; veering; tacking; crisis; turn; facing; wheeling round; turning
ein großes, schweres Unglück, ein Unheil, Verhängnis
- Katastrophe → catastrophe; calamity

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• catastrophe	→ Katastrophe	↔ catastrofe — een algemene ramp
• catastrophe	→ Katastrophe	↔ catastrophe — évènement soudain, qui, bouleverser le cours des choses, amener la destruction, la ruine, la mort.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University