English-German translation for "drought"

"drought" German translation

drought
[draut]noun | Substantiv s

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Trockenheit, Dürre, Wassermangel Dürreperiode Mangel Durst
  • Trockenheitfeminine | Femininum f
    drought dryness, lack of water
    Dürrefeminine | Femininum f
    drought dryness, lack of water
    Wassermangelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    drought dryness, lack of water
    drought dryness, lack of water
examples
  • Dürre(periode)feminine | Femininum f
    drought period of drought
    drought period of drought
  • Mangelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    drought rare | seltenselten (lack)
    drought rare | seltenselten (lack)
  • Durstmasculine | Maskulinum m
    drought thirst obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    drought thirst obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
the drought will break soon
die Trockenheit wird bald zu Ende sein
the drought will break soon
the drought had sunk the streams
die Trockenheit hatte den Wasserspiegel der Flüsse gesenkt
the drought had sunk the streams
Ich denke vor allem an die Dürre, auf die zweifellos einige von Ihnen zu sprechen kommen werden.
I am thinking in particular of the drought, which some of you will probably mention.
Source: Europarl
Naturkatastrophen, Dürren, Überschwemmungen und Verödung sind nur einige davon.
Natural disasters, droughts, floods and desertification are but some of these factors.
Source: Europarl
Die Situation wurde durch Naturkatastrophen wie Dürren und Überschwemmungen weiter verschärft.
It has been aggravated by natural disasters, both drought and floods.
Source: Europarl
Unser Kollege Herr Morillon hat die verheerende Dürre bereits erwähnt.
One Member- Mr Morillon- has already mentioned the acute drought.
Source: Europarl
Eine einzige Dürre kann das Wachstumspotenzial über einen längeren Zeitraum um 10% senken.
A single drought can cut growth potential by 10% over an extended period.
Source: News-Commentary
Seit Mitch hat es dort ein Erdbeben, Dürren sowie Hungersnöte gegeben.
We must not forget that, since then, it has suffered an earthquake, drought and famine.
Source: Europarl
Drei Jahre Dürre haben die Versorgungslage enorm verschärft.
Three years of drought have made the supply situation untenable.
Source: Europarl
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