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Env. catastrophe naturelleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > natural disaster
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natural ['nætʃərəl](a) (created by or existing in nature → scenery, environment, light, resources, process) naturel;∎ a natural harbour un port naturel;∎ in a natural state à l'état naturel;∎ the natural world la nature(b) (not artificial → wood, finish) naturel;∎ she's a natural redhead c'est une vraie rousse(c) (normal → explanation, desire, wish) naturel, normal;∎ it's only natural for her to be worried or that she should be worried il est tout à fait normal ou il est tout naturel qu'elle se fasse du souci;∎ I'm sure there's a perfectly natural explanation for it je suis sûr qu'on peut l'expliquer de façon tout à fait naturelle;∎ death from natural causes mort f naturelle;∎ in the natural course of events dans le cours normal des choses;∎ one's or the natural reaction is to… la réaction instinctive est de…;∎ as is (only) natural comme de juste(d) (unaffected → person, manner) naturel, simple(e) (innate → talent) inné, naturel;∎ she's a natural organizer c'est une organisatrice-née, elle a un sens inné de l'organisation(f) (free of additives) naturel(h) (real → parents) naturel∎ G natural sol bécarre(j) Mathematics naturel2 adverb∎ familiar try to act natural! soyez naturel!□3 noun∎ she's a natural elle a ça dans le sang;∎ he's a natural for the job il a le profil de l'emploi□ ;∎ she's a natural for the part elle est faite pour ce rôle□►► natural break (in film, text) coupure f qui va de soi;∎ they reached a natural break in the meeting ils arrivèrent à une étape de la réunion où il était naturel de faire une pause;natural childbirth accouchement m naturel;natural disaster catastrophe f naturelle;natural economy économie f non monétaire;natural family planning = contraception par des moyens naturels;Physics & Electricity natural frequency fréquence f propre;natural gas gaz m naturel;natural historian naturaliste mf;natural history histoire f naturelle;natural immunity immunité f naturelle;natural justice droits mpl naturels;natural language langage m naturel, langue f naturelle;natural language processing traitement m (automatique) du langage naturel;natural law loi f naturelle;∎ for the rest of his/her natural life (sentenced) à perpétuité;Mathematics natural logarithm logarithme m naturel ou népérien;natural medicine médecine f douce ou naturelle, physiothérapie f;natural number nombre m naturel;Law natural person personne f physique ou naturelle;old-fashioned Physics natural philosophy physique f;natural resources ressources fpl naturelles;natural science (UNCOUNT) sciences fpl naturelles;∎ botany is a natural science la botanique fait partie des sciences naturelles;natural selection sélection f naturelle;the Natural State = surnom donné à l'Arkansas;natural theology théologie f naturelle;natural yoghurt yaourt m nature -
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naturel(elle)INSURANCE natural disaster catastrophe f naturelle;natural economy économie f non monétaire;COMPUTING natural language langage m naturel;LAW natural person personne f physique ou naturelle;natural resources ressources f pl naturelles;natural wastage = réduction des effectifs due aux départs d'employés non remplacésStrong added that the company is looking to cut costs by trimming from 10 percent to 20 percent of staff, although he said it was too early to say where the ax will fall, or how many people will go. "Staff are being offered voluntary redundancy, and we are hoping to achieve some of the reductions by natural wastage, but the numbers involved mean that some layoffs may be inevitable," he said.
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disaster [dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)]désastre m, catastrophe f; (natural) catastrophe f, sinistre m;∎ air disaster catastrophe f aérienne;∎ financial disaster désastre m financier;∎ a series of disasters une suite de désastres ou de malheurs;∎ at the scene of the disaster sur les lieux de la catastrophe ou du sinistre;∎ the town has suffered one disaster after another la ville a subi désastre après désastre;∎ the project is heading for disaster le projet est voué à l'échec ou à la catastrophe;∎ she's heading for or courting disaster elle court à sa perte ou à la catastrophe;∎ they were near the summit when disaster struck ils avaient presque atteint le sommet quand la catastrophe s'est produite;∎ we were going along quite happily then disaster struck nous suivions notre petit bonhomme de chemin, quand soudain, catastrophe!;∎ as a manager, he's a disaster! en tant que directeur, ce n'est pas une réussite!;∎ my hair's a disaster this morning! mes cheveux sont dans un état épouvantable ce matin!►► disaster area région f sinistrée; figurative champ m de bataille;∎ to declare a town a disaster area déclarer une ville zone sinistrée;∎ your sister's a walking disaster area! ta sœur est une vraie catastrophe ambulante!;disaster fund fonds m de secours;disaster movie film m catastrophe -
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A n1 ○ ( person) as an actress, she's a natural c'est une actrice née ; he's a natural for the role of Hamlet il est fait pour jouer Hamlet ;3 ‡( simpleton) imbécile mf.B adj1 ( not artificial or man-made) [phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food] naturel/-elle ; the natural world le monde naturel ; in its natural state à l'état naturel ;2 (usual, normal) naturel/-elle, normal ; it's natural to do/to be c'est normal de faire/d'être ; it's natural for sb to do c'est normal que qn fasse ; the natural thing to do would be to protest la chose la plus normale serait de protester ; it's only natural c'est tout à fait naturel ; it's not natural! ce n'est pas normal! ; to die of natural causes mourir de mort naturelle or de sa belle mort ; death from natural causes Jur mort naturelle ; for the rest of one's natural life Jur à vie ;3 ( innate) [gift, talent, emotion, trait] inné ; [artist, professional, storyteller] né ; [affinity] naturel/-elle ; a natural advantage (of person, party, country) un atout ;4 ( unaffected) [person, manner] simple, naturel/-elle ; try and look more natural essaie d'avoir l'air plus naturel ; -
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[kə'tæstrəfi](a sudden great disaster: earthquakes and other natural catastrophes; Her brother's death was a catastrophe for the family.) catastrophe- catastrophically
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