desastre
disaster ; debacle ; calamity.
This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.
His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
camino seguro al desastre
blueprint for disaster
This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.
desastre biológico
biological disaster
He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.
desastre económico
financial disaster
economic disaster
The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
The article 'Biting the Bullet on Education' discusses the crisis in science education which reflects larger educational problems and signals a possible economic disaster.
desastre mecánico
mechanical disaster
He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.
desastre medioambiental
environmental disaster
Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.
desastre natural
natural disaster
natural calamity
There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.
In a world suffering from conflict, natural calamities, gender discrimination and other causes of marginalisation, we need urgent and concerted action.
desastre provocado por el hombre
man-made disaster
Man-made disasters cost the most in terms of human suffering, loss of life and long-term damage to a country's economy.
desastre químico
chemical disaster
He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.
desastre seguro
disaster waiting to happen
She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
estar hecho un desastre
look like + a wreck
look like + the wreck of the Hesperus
look like + drag + through a hedge backwards
be (in) a (real) mess
Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code.
You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.
We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.
The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar hecho un (verdadero) desastre
be a (complete) shambles
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
evitar el desastre
ward off + disaster
Political ecologists, like the scientists, use their own forte to ward off disaster in the industrial United States.
fórmula para el desastre
blueprint for disaster
This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.
hecho un desastre
in shambles
like the wreck of the Hesperus
upside down
He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.
I certainly feel like the wreck of the Hesperus - a zit on my forehead, a cold sore the size of Japan, and roots in need of a tint job.
Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
ir hecho un desastre
look like + drag + through a hedge backwards
look like + the wreck of the Hesperus
We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.
You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.
llevar al desastre
spell + disaster
Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.
planificación contra desastres
disaster planning
disaster preparedness plan
disaster preparedness planning
Document restoration is a single component of a wider approach to disaster planning.
As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every library should have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.
The following issues included in the survey are discussed: Collection care and bindery issues; special collections preservation; and disaster preparedness planning.
preparación contra desastres
disaster preparedness
As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every libraryshould have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.
ser un desastre
be (in) a (real) mess
be a dead loss
The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.
ser un desastre en potencia
be a disaster in the making
What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making - not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.
ser un (verdadero) desastre
be a (complete) shambles
While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
suponer el desastre
spell + disaster
Trying to reach every market can spell disaster for small businesses, who cannot afford to spread themselves too thin.
