English-German translation for "conflagration"

"conflagration" German translation

conflagration
noun | Substantiv s

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  • Feuersbrunstfeminine | Femininum f
    conflagration
    Brandmasculine | Maskulinum m
    conflagration
    conflagration
  • Konfliktmasculine | Maskulinum m
    conflagration figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    conflagration figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
Der Flächenbrand würde die Ausmaße des Bosnienkrieges übersteigen.
The conflagration would exceed the scale of the Bosnian war.
Source: Europarl
Solche Angriffe könnten einen größeren regionalen Flächenbrand auslösen.
Such attacks might trigger a wider regional conflagration.
Source: News-Commentary
Das würde zu einem neuen Flächenbrand führen.
That would lead to another conflagration.
Source: Europarl
Noch schlimmer als die moralischen Obszönitäten eines Bürgerkriegs wäre ein regionaler Flächenbrand.
One thing worse than the moral obscenities of a civil war would be a regional conflagration.
Source: News-Commentary
Aus einem kleinen Fünklein kann ein großes Feuer werden.
A tiny spark may become a great conflagration.
Source: Tatoeba
Bei so viel Zündelei ist der Weg zur nächsten Feuersbrunst nicht weit.
With so much dry kindling, it will not take much to spark the next conflagration.
Source: News-Commentary
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