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1 reach disaster proportions
Макаров: достичь катастрофических масштабовУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > reach disaster proportions
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2 disaster
n бедствие, несчастьеСинонимический ряд:1. catastrophe (noun) accident; adversity; affliction; cataclysm; catastrophe; collapse; debacle; emergency; misadventure; tragedy; woes2. evil (noun) calamity; evil; harm; mischief; misery; misfortune; pain; sorrowАнтонимический ряд:benefit; blessing; fortune; luck -
3 disaster
[dıʹzɑ:stə] nбедствие, несчастьеto bring disaster upon smb. - накликать беду на кого-л., принести кому-л. несчастье
to meet with /to suffer/ disaster - попасть в беду
the trip turned into an unqualified disaster - поездка обернулась форменной катастрофой
he is courting /heading for/ disaster - он идёт навстречу гибели, его ждёт неминуемая катастрофа /гибель/
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4 disaster
dɪˈzɑ:stə сущ. беда, бедствие, несчастье to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster ≈ попасть в беду to cope with (a) disaster, recover from (a) disaster ≈ справляться с бедой a catastrophic, devastating, major, tragic, unqualified disaster ≈ страшное несчастье an impending disaster ≈ приближающаяся/надвигающаяся беда a national disaster ≈ национальная катастрофа a natural disaster ≈ стихийное бедствие avert a disaster invite disaster cause a disaster court disaster Syn: catastrophe бедствие - political * политическая катастрофа - public * народное бедствие - railway * железнодорожная катастрофа - to scent * чуять( надвигающуюся) беду - to reach * proportions достичь катастрофических масштабов - to bring * upon smb. накликать беду на кого-л., принести кому-л. несчастье - to meet with /to suffer/ * попасть в беду - the trip turned into an unqualified * поездка обернулась подлинной катастрофой - he is courting /heading for/ * он идет навстречу гибели, его ждет неминуемая катастрофа /гибель/ disaster аварийный ~ авария ~ бедствие, несчастье;
to invite disaster накликать беду ~ бедствие ~ катастрофа ~ несчастье environmental ~ экологическая катастрофа ~ бедствие, несчастье;
to invite disaster накликать бедуБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > disaster
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