tsunami

tsynami

Definition

Definition of tsunami - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

catastrophe naturelleénorme vague causée par un séisme ou une éruption volcanique

Le tsunami a détruit toute la côte japonaise en 2011.

raz-de-marée

vague géante

sens figuréafflux massif et soudain de personnes ou de choses

Un tsunami de touristes a envahi la ville cet été.

afflux massif

déferlante

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Expressions with tsunami

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alerte au tsunami

avis officiel qui prévient la population du danger d'un tsunami

L'alerte au tsunami a été déclenchée après le séisme.

avis de tsunami

information officielle annonçant un risque de vague géante après un séisme

Les autorités ont émis un avis de tsunami après le fort tremblement.

Origin of tsunami

japonais, 津波 (tsu = port + nami = vague)

Terms with tsunami included in their meaning

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raz-de-marée

tsunami

énorme vague causée par un tremblement de terre sous la mer

vague de marée

tsunami

énorme vague causée par un séisme sous-marin qui détruit les côtes

alerte au tsunami

catastrophe naturelle

avis officiel qui prévient la population du danger d'un tsunami

Examples of tsunami in a sentence

Les habitants ont fui à l’approche du tsunami.
Un tsunami de messages a saturé ma boîte mail.
L’entreprise a connu un tsunami de commandes après la promotion.

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English:tsunami, wave, ...
German:Tsunami, Ansturm, ...
Italian:tsunami, ondata, ...
Spanish:tsunami, oleada, ...
Portuguese:tsunami, onda, ...
Chinese:海啸, 浪潮, ...
Japanese:津波, 大波, ...
Arabic:تسونامي, موجة جارفة, ...
Hebrew:צוּנָאמִי, שִׁטְפוֹן, ...
Russian:цунами, нашествие, ...
Ukrainian:цунамі, потік, ...
Catalan:tsunami, onada de persones o coses, ...
Danish:tsunami, bølge, ...
Dutch:tsunami, overweldigende golf, ...
Greek:τσουνάμι, καταιγισμός, ...
Hungarian:cunami, áradat, ...
Khmer:ស៊ូណាមិ, រលកធំ, ...
Korean:쓰나미, 쇄도, ...
Polish:tsunami, fala, ...
Portuguese (BR):tsunami, onda avassaladora, ...
Romanian:tsunami, val uriaș, ...
Swedish:tsunami, flodvåg, ...
Thai:สึนามิ, คลื่นมหาชน, ...
Turkish:tsunami, sel, ...
Vietnamese:sóng thần, làn sóng, ...

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