Disaster in spanish
pronunciation: desɑstɹ̩e part of speech: noun
disaster = desastre, catástrofe, siniestro.
Example: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.more:
» air disaster = accidente aéreo.
Example: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major air disasters.» avert + disaster = evitar el desastre.
Example: In a last-ditch effort to avert disaster, Jack appeals to Davy Jones' thirst for vengeance.» be a disaster in the making = ser un desastre en potencia.
Example: What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making -- not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.» be a recipe for + disaster = ser una invitación al fracaso.
Example: If you've gotten to a place in your relationship where you feel like all is fair in love and war, that is a recipe for disaster.» biological disaster = desastre biológico.
Example: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.» blueprint for disaster = fórmula para el desastre, camino seguro al desastre.
Example: This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.» bring + disaster on = causarse daño.
Example: Was it Mathilda Panopoulos' manner of making people feel like irrational children, guilty, apologetic, foolish, so that they bring disaster on themselves?.» chemical disaster = desastre químico.
Example: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.» court + disaster = buscar problemas, exponerse a un percance, jugar con fuego.
Example: Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?.» disaster emergency = situación de emergencia.
Example: So when a disaster emergency occurs it is vital to put things to rights as quickly as possible.» disaster exercise drill = simulacro de siniestro.
Example: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.» disaster plan = plan de emergencia.
Example: This article describes how the library developed a strategic disaster plan, staff training and implementation, and the role of debriefing following incidents.» disaster planning = planificación contra desastres, planificación contra siniestros, planificación contra emergencias.
Example: Document restoration is a single component of a wider approach to disaster planning.» disaster preparedness = preparación contra desastres, preparación contra siniestros, preparación contra emergencias.
Example: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every libraryshould have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.» disaster preparedness plan = planificación contra desastres, planificación contra siniestros, planificación contra emergencias.
Example: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every library should have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.» disaster preparedness planning = planificación contra desastres, planificación contra siniestros, planificación contra emergencias.
Example: The following issues included in the survey are discussed: Collection care and bindery issues; special collections preservation; and disaster preparedness planning.» disaster recovery = plan de recuperación tras una catástrofe, plan de emergencia.
Example: There is however a growing awareness among companies of the need for business protection ie disaster recovery, contingency planning, database recovery and access control.» disaster recovery plan = plan de recuperación tras una catástrofe, plan de emergencia.
Example: The author suggests a plan for developing and implementing a disaster recovery plan for business information systems.» disaster recovery planning = planificación de recuperación tras una catástrofe, planificación de emergencia.
Example: Ideas from disaster recovery planning should be applied to information systems.» disaster relief = ayuda humanitaria, ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe, ayuda en caso de catástrofe.
Example: Disaster relief work can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help people in need of your expertise and assistance.» disaster + strike = catástrofe + ocurrir, catástrofe + producirse, catástrofe + suceder.
Example: Because any library is susceptible to a variety of potentially serious disasters, it is unreasonable to wait until disaster strikes.» disaster waiting to happen = desastre seguro, problema seguro, bomba de relojería.
Example: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.» disaster zone = zona catastrófica.
Example: Medicines can play a vital role in humanitarian relief efforts in disaster zones.» economic disaster = desastre económico.
Example: The article 'Biting the Bullet on Education' discusses the crisis in science education which reflects larger educational problems and signals a possible economic disaster.» environmental disaster = catástrofe medioambiental, desastre medioambiental.
Example: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.» experience + a disaster = sufrir una catástrofe.
Example: This article emphasises the importance of a preservation plan that includes ways of dealing with every conceivable type of disaster a library might experience.» financial disaster = desastre económico.
Example: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.» have + a (close) brush with disaster = evitar la catástrofe por los pelos, evitar el desastre por los pelos.
Example: Our cruiser had a close brush with disaster yesterday when it narrowly avoided colliding with a fishing boat.» man-made disaster = desastre provocado por el hombre.
Example: Man-made disasters cost the most in terms of human suffering, loss of life and long-term damage to a country's economy.» mechanical disaster = desastre mecánico.
Example: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.» national disaster = catástrofe nacional.
Example: That's why what has happened over the last three years is such a tragedy, such a national disaster.» natural disaster = desastre natural, catástrofe natural.
Example: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.» on the brink of disaster = al borde del desastre.
Example: The day before the riots, she had an article published in one of the papers saying that we're on the brink of disaster.» post-disaster = tras la catástrofe. [Lista de palabras que comienzan con este prefijo]
Example: The article 'A post-disaster primer: Elba on the rebound' describes how a new Elba Public Library, Alabama, was established following the destruction of the old one by flood waters.» spell + disaster = llevar al desastre, llevar a la ruina, llevar a la destrucción, suponer el desastre, suponer la ruina, suponer la destrucción.
Example: Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.» stave off + disaster = evitar el desastre.
Example: There's only one way to stave off disaster -- to find the fabled fortune that her deceased brother buried years ago.» suffer + a disaster = tener un siniestro.
Example: When corporations suffer a disaster, they often fail to take forensic evidence at the scene of the accident and this can prove costly later on when details have been forgotten.» ward off + disaster = evitar el desastre.
Example: Political ecologists, like the scientists, use their own forte to ward off disaster in the industrial United States.