famine

famin

Definition

Definition of famine - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

catastrophe alimentairemanque grave de nourriture qui touche une population entière

La famine a causé la mort de milliers de personnes dans cette région.

disette

pénurie

informatique

TECH.

situation où des processus ne peuvent accéder à une ressource partagée

TECH.

Le programmeur a corrigé le problème de famine dans son algorithme.

blocage

privation

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Expressions with famine

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crier famine

exprimer sa faim ou son besoin urgent de nourriture

Les enfants affamés crient famine dans la rue.

salaire de famine

salaire très bas qui ne permet pas de subvenir aux besoins essentiels

Les ouvriers protestent contre ce salaire de famine inacceptable.

prix de famine

prix très bas qui ne permet pas de vivre correctement

Il travaille pour un prix de famine depuis des années.

Origin of famine

latin, famēs (faim)

Terms with famine included in their meaning

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n'avoir rien à manger

famine

manquer complètement de nourriture disponible

mort de faim

adj.

famine

qui souffre d'une faim extrême et dangereuse

pénurie

famine

grave manque de nourriture ou de biens essentiels

crevard

famine

personne qui a très faim

période de disette

famine

temps durant lequel la nourriture manque gravement dans une région

privation alimentaire

famine

manque de nourriture nécessaire au bon fonctionnement du corps

disette

famine

manque grave de nourriture qui touche une population

Examples of famine in a sentence

Ils ont fui leur village à cause de la famine.
La famine a causé un ralentissement du système.
Plusieurs tâches sont restées bloquées à cause de la famine.

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English:famine, resource starvation, ...
German:Hungersnot, Verhungern, ...
Italian:carestia, starvation, ...
Spanish:hambruna, inanición, ...
Portuguese:fome, starvation, ...
Chinese:饥荒, 饥饿, ...
Japanese:飢饉, 飢餓, ...
Arabic:مجاعة, المجاعة, ...
Hebrew:רָעָב, רָעָב בַּמַּעֲרֶכֶת, ...
Russian:голод, голодание, ...
Ukrainian:голод, нестача доступу, ...
Catalan:fam, famina, ...
Danish:hungersnød, starvation, ...
Dutch:hongersnood, starvation, ...
Greek:λιμός, λιμοκτονία, ...
Hungarian:éhínség, kiéheztetés, ...
Khmer:ទុរ្ភិក្ស, ភាពអត់ឃ្លាន, ...
Korean:기근, 기아, ...
Polish:głód, zagłodzenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):fome, starvation, ...
Romanian:foamete, starvation, ...
Swedish:svält, resurssvält, ...
Thai:ความอดอยาก, การอดอยาก, ...
Turkish:kıtlık, kaynak açlığı, ...
Vietnamese:nạn đói, tình trạng đói tài nguyên, ...

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Definition of famine - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Expressions with famine

Origin of famine

Terms related to famine

Terms with famine included in their meaning

Examples of famine in a sentence

View all translations of famine

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