disette

dizɛt

Definition

Definition of disette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

pénurie

Dated

manque important de choses utiles ou nécessaires

Dated

Il y a une disette de logements dans cette ville.

insuffisance

manque

pénurie

famine

Dated

manque grave de nourriture qui touche une population

Dated

La disette a frappé cette région pendant plusieurs mois.

carence

famine

privation

commérage

Dated

bavardage malveillant sur les autres personnes

Dated

Elle répand toujours la disette sur ses voisins.

commérage

ragot

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période de disette

temps durant lequel la nourriture manque gravement dans une région

La période de disette a duré plusieurs mois après la sécheresse.

Origin of disette

français, disette (pénurie, manque)

Terms with disette included in their meaning

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affameuse

adj.

disette

qui prive de nourriture et fait souffrir de faim

Examples of disette in a sentence

Après la guerre, une disette de médicaments a compliqué les soins.
La disette a provoqué l'exode de nombreux habitants.
On redoute une disette après la mauvaise récolte.
La disette circule vite dans ce petit village.
Ils évitent la disette pour préserver la paix.

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English:shortage, famine, ...
German:Knappheit, Hungersnot, ...
Italian:penuria, carestia, ...
Spanish:escasez, hambruna, ...
Portuguese:escassez, escassez alimentar, ...
Chinese:短缺, 饥荒, ...
Japanese:不足, 飢饉, ...
Arabic:مجاعة, ندرة الغذاء, ...
Hebrew:חֶסֶר, רָעָב, ...
Russian:голод, недород, ...
Ukrainian:нестача, нестача їжі, ...
Catalan:penúria, fam, ...
Danish:mangel, fødevaremangel, ...
Dutch:hongersnood, kwaadsprekerij, ...
Greek:έλλειψη, λιμός, ...
Hungarian:hiány, élelmiszerhiány, ...
Khmer:កង្វះខាត, កង្វះស្បៀង, ...
Korean:부족, 기근, ...
Polish:niedobór, głód, ...
Portuguese (BR):escassez, fome, ...
Romanian:foamete, penurie de alimente, ...
Swedish:brist, livsmedelsbrist, ...
Thai:ความขาดแคลน, ทุพภิกขภัย, ...
Turkish:kıtlık, açlık, ...
Vietnamese:nạn đói, nạn thiếu lương thực, ...

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Definition of disette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Expressions with disette

Origin of disette

Terms related to disette

Terms with disette included in their meaning

Examples of disette in a sentence

View all translations of disette

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