Disasterの例文や意味・使い方に関するQ&A

A: Think you may mean a perfect storm. It was a movie in the 90s , based on a book, about, well, a really big storm. It’s become a bit of a cliche, used to mean “this thing happened because a combination of three or more things.” Eg, my team had a nightmare year, the star player got injured, the coach quit…and on top of it all the owner went bankrupt, it was a perfect storm…

A: It was asking what type of natural disaster involves lava, dust, and gases bust erupt beneath the Earth'. I can't totally explain it in a different way but I think the answer is Volcanic Eruption

A: Hi, it means a disaster that has the potential to have a very big damage.

The words use "biblical proportions" which could translate that it "could be the same as described in bibles" because bible stories about disasters are always having huge damage like the great flood.

A: 大変な事になる。

My birthday ended in disaster.

The dinner was a disaster.

A: As you know, disaster prevention means to prevent a disaster from happening.
Clean-up means, if the disaster does happen, to fix things, take care of things, make it right again.

A: That was a total disaster. (completely unsuccessful, maybe even embarrassing)

He attempted it against our advice, with disastrous consequences. (He didn't listen and his plans failed horribly.)

That wasn't a total disaster. (There were some bad things, but overall things turned out for the best.)

That person is a disaster. (The person has many bad traits, possibly referring to being disorganized, perpetually late, uneducated, etc.)

A: The party was a disaster.

Lately, there have have been a lot of natural disaster.

A: He totally forgot to bring the slides for the presentation.This is going to be a complete disaster.

That country experiences natural disasters like typhoon and earthquakes very often.

A: "142 people died in the tragic disaster" - This of the word disaster is a way to talk about an accident or a natural catastrophe that had created great damage to an area or loss of life.
"It's such a disaster that I failed the maths exam." - More informal. Mainly used as a way to emphasize a situation or person that is a complete failure.

A: I am a walking disaster haha

A: I think disaster is of a smaller scale.. a disaster can be anything going wrong, from an explosion on a plane or a car accident, or even a problem at work.. a catastrophe is on a much larger scale, like war, the dying of a lot of people, the end of the planet etc..

A: Both sentences are incorrect.
I think you want to say: The disaster is becoming real to me.

A: The only difference I can think of is when talking about things like hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. Those are natural disasters, not natural catastrophes. Although you could describe them simply as catastrophes.

A: I guessing you mean to say this: If a disaster strikes your community,
1) you might not have assess to water
2) it is unlikely that you will have access to water.

"Might not" is the same as saying "unlikely"
"Might" is the same as "likely"

"Might" and "likely" show a probability of something happening. So when written like the way I wrote it, both sentences would mean the roughly the same thing.

A: will is more definite but basically means the same thing.

A: omit “literally.” I don’t know if you are using “heavy casualties” in the right way. I would ask someone at your university. If this is for an academic assignment, use numbers instead of adjectives to describe the effects of the disaster.👍

A: which language you want to know ?

A: You can say "You have brought disaster upon the whole village". The other options are ok, but they do sound a bit clunky and unnatural. Hope this helps.

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A: ... it is important to remain calm regardless of circumstance.
Having observed various disasters has caused me to realize that it is important to remain calm, regardless of circumstance.

A: Or, just so you know, you could say "it is important to keep/stay calm no matter what the circumstances (are)." -but we usually just shorten it to "no matter what the circumstances" or even "no matter the circumstances" 👍

A: The phrase “...also gives us relief in order to prevent the items...” is not a natural order. Better to say something like: “Keeping regular inventories of stockpiles of water and food at home also helps us prevent such items from spoiling.”

Hope that helps!

A: We would like to notify/inform* you that we have a disaster prevention drill at the* following schedule.

I am assuming, after "following schedule" you will be telling the date and time.

A: Good job! :)