Catastrophe - Katastrophe (The 2699th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Catastrophe is Katastrophe. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2699th most common word in German. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

en English: catastrophe

de German: katastrophe

Examples

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The catastrophe also claimed victims' lives. Die Katastrophe hat auch Leben gefordert.
Few passengers survived the catastrophe. Nur wenige Passagiere überlebten die Katastrophe.
We will first describe the cause of the catastrophe. Wir werden zuerst den Grund der Katastrophe darstellen.
He sat watching the last moments of catastrophe. Er saß da... und sah sich die letzten Augenblicke der Katastrophe an.
Ecological catastrophe is a trauma whose perpetrators and victims are ill defined. Die ökologische Katastrophe ist ein Trauma, dessen Täter und Opfer schlecht definiert sind.
They eventually mobilise man to clear up the catastrophe. Sie mobilisieren schließlich den Menschen, um die Katastrophe zu bereinigen.
It has become a nationwide catastrophe. Sie weitete sich zu einer landesweiten Katastrophe aus.
It's a true silent catastrophe. Eine wahrhaftige, leise Katastrophe, die sich da abspielt.

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Catastrophe - Katastrophe (The 2699th Most Common German Word)
The decision is a constitutional catastrophe. Das Urteil ist eine verfassungsrechtliche Katastrophe.
In future history the imminent catastrophe significantly damages the human genome. In der zukünftigen Geschichte wird dem menschlichen Erbgut durch die drohende Katastrophe erheblicher Schaden zugefügt.
It's a devastating catastrophe hitting Europe. Es ist eine schreckliche Katastrophe, die Europa betrifft.
During this unprecedented catastrophe, some practitioners were disabled; some suffered a nervous breakdown, and some even lost their lives. Während dieser unvorhergesehenen Katastrophe wurden einige Praktizierende behindert, einige erlitten einen Nervenzusammenbruch und einige verloren ihr Leben.
For many of the village residents, the resettlement has been a personal catastrophe. Für viele der Dorfbewohnerinnen und -bewohner bedeutete die Umsiedlung eine persönliche Katastrophe.
And it is in a sense a catastrophe for Putin. Und es ist in gewisser weise eine katastrophe für Putin.
"because I think what is planned there is a catastrophe" "weil ich das für eine katastrophe halte was da geplant ist"
At the beginning of the 21st century, the world finds itself in an extremely difficult situation: Alongside other topics, the impending climate catastrophe is increasingly thrusting its way into the consciousness of the political, business and public arenas. Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts befindet sich die Welt in einer extrem schwierigen Situation: Die drohende Klima katastrophe drängt sich neben anderen Themen zunehmend ins Bewusstsein der politischen, wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Öffentlichkeit. Zurecht.
The point here is that change can only be triggered by a catastrophe. Denn eine Änderung kann nur durch Katastrophe hervorgerufen werden.
A global catastrophe is again imminent for the world. Die globale Katastrophe droht wieder der Welt.
It is an evolutionary stage, not a catastrophe. Es ist ein Entwicklungsstadium, keine Katastrophe.
A large-scale deforestation programme would in addition be a catastrophe for the environmentally sensitive region. Zusätzlich wäre eine großflächige Abholzung eine Katastrophe für die ökologisch sensible Region.
Economic development as a whole suffered as a result of this catastrophe. Die gesamte wirtschaftliche Entwicklung litt unter dieser Katastrophe.

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Catastrophe - Katastrophe (The 2699th Most Common German Word)

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