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1 disastro
m disaster* * *disastro s.m.1 disaster, terrible accident; ( danno) damage: un disastro ferroviario, aereo, a railway, air disaster (o crash); disastro naturale, natural catastrophe (o calamity); disastro economico, finanziario, economic, financial crash; i disastri provocati dalle cavallette, the damage caused by the locusts // i bambini hanno fatto un disastro nella loro stanza, the children have made an awful mess of their room2 ( totale fallimento) failure, fiasco: come insegnante era un disastro, he was a failure (o he was hopeless) as a teacher; la campagna pubblicitaria fu un disastro, the advertising campaign was a real fiasco (o flop); la festa è stata un disastro, the party was a flop; il tuo inglese è proprio un disastro, your English is a real disgrace (o is hopeless); a scuola è un disastro!, he's a dead loss at school!; mio marito è un disastro in cucina!, my husband is a dead loss as a cook!3 (dir.) ( delitto contro l'incolumità pubblica) crime against public safety, crime against public health.* * *[di'zastro]sostantivo maschile1) (calamità, grave incidente) disaster, calamity2) fig. (pasticcio) mess3) fig. (persona inetta)essere un disastro a — to be terrible o useless at
4) (fallimento) disaster, fiasco•disastro aereo — air disaster o crash
disastro ferroviario — rail disaster, train crash
* * *disastro/di'zastro/sostantivo m.1 (calamità, grave incidente) disaster, calamity3 fig. (persona inetta) essere un disastro a to be terrible o useless at; come cantante era un disastro he was a failure as a singer4 (fallimento) disaster, fiascodisastro aereo air disaster o crash; disastro ecologico environmental disaster; disastro ferroviario rail disaster, train crash. -
2 scontro
m motoring collisionfig clash* * *scontro s.m.1 encounter, engagement; battle, fight: un sanguinoso scontro, a bloody clash; lo scontro fra i due eserciti avvenne vicino al fiume, the two armies clashed near the river; uno scontro a fuoco tra malviventi e polizia, a gunfight (o shoot-out) between gangsters and the police2 ( di veicoli) collision, crash: scontro ferroviario, automobilistico, rail, car crash; in quello scontro tre persone persero la vita, three people were killed in that collision5 (mar.) pawl.* * *['skontro]sostantivo maschile1) (collisione) (di veicoli) crash, collision; (di persone) collision; sport clash2) (combattimento) crash, conflict; mil. (di truppe, eserciti) fight, encounter; (di breve durata) clash, engagement3) fig. (di idee, opinioni) clash, collision•* * *scontro/'skontro/sostantivo m.2 (combattimento) crash, conflict; mil. (di truppe, eserciti) fight, encounter; (di breve durata) clash, engagement; voci di gravi -i reports of heavy fighting; - i tra tifosi di calcio football riots -
3 barriera
f barrier ( also fig)barriera doganale tariff barrier* * *barriera s.f.1 barrier: la barriera del suono, the sound barrier; barriera stradale, crash barrier, guard-rail; (fis.) barriera isolante, insulating barrier; barriera di calore, heat barrier; barriera naturale, natural barrier; barriera architettonica, (architectural) obstacle for the disabled, architectural feature that denies access to the handicapped // (econ.): barriera tariffaria, tariff barrier; barriera commerciale, trade barrier; barriera doganale, customs barrier2 (cancello, steccato) barrier, gate, fence; railing3 (fig.) ( ostacolo) barrier; obstacle; bound: la poca salute e la mancanza di denaro possono essere entrambe barriera all'istruzione, poor health and lack of money can both be barriers to education; barriera di classe, class barrier* * *[bar'rjɛra]sostantivo femminile1) barrier (anche fig.)2) sport (nel calcio) wall•barriera architettonica — = architectural feature that denies access to the handicapped
barriera corallina — coral o barrier reef
* * *barriera/bar'rjεra/sostantivo f.1 barrier (anche fig.)2 sport (nel calcio) wallbarriera architettonica = architectural feature that denies access to the handicapped; barriera corallina coral o barrier reef; barriera daziaria toll gate; barriera doganale trade barrier; barriera di sicurezza crash barrier; barriera del suono sound barrier. -
4 sciagura
f disaster* * *sciagura s.f.1 ( disastro) disaster: una grave sciagura aerea, ferroviaria, a terrible plane, train crash; recarsi sul luogo della sciagura, to go to the scene of the disaster* * *[ʃa'gura]sostantivo femminile1) (disgrazia) adversity, misfortune2) (disastro) accident, disastersciagura aerea, ferroviaria — air, rail disaster
* * *sciagura/∫a'gura/sostantivo f.1 (disgrazia) adversity, misfortune2 (disastro) accident, disaster; provocare una sciagura to cause a disaster; sciagura aerea, ferroviaria air, rail disaster. -
5 disastro ferroviario
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