English Disasters / Accidents

Disasters / Accidents


Disasters / accidents

Earthquake (quake)
Avalanche (avalanch)
Typhoon (taifun) tropical storm with strong winds
Volcanic eruption
Shipwreck
Drought (draut) periodof time in which there´s no rain and crops die
Famine (a serious lack of food which continues for a long time and people die)
Nuclear explosion
Plane crash
Car accident
Road accident
ExplosionIndustrial accident
drowning
Electric shock
Fire (faia)
Malnutrition
Epidemic (the quick spreading of a disease)
Tornado (toneidou)
Cyclone (saicloun) severe storm
Tidal wave (maremoto)Bombing (boming)


Specific verbs

To take (needless) risks
To go through a red Light
To skid
To slide
To hurtle down (to move in an uncontrollable way down, usu falling into a precipice)
To losecontrol of
To run into
To crash into
To run over..
To collide with
To demolish (pull down)
To destroy
To extinguísh
To rescue (reskiu)
To sink
To pull down (to demolish)
To be trapped
Tobe in a state of shock
To lose consiousness
To be trapped under the debris
To regain conciousness
To die on the spot (to die at the very momento of the accident)
To witness
To shake
To slip
Todrown
To suffocate
To fall (from)
To collapse
To get an electric shock
To electrocute oneself
To burn oneself (bern)
To scald oneself
To cut oneself
To Speed
To starve
To overtake
Tothreaten
To break out (fire)
To put out (fire)
To get stuck in a lift
To panic
To remain / keep calm
To behave correctly
To act quickly
To take preventative measures
To bleed
To get a narrowescape
To escape narrowly
To be relieved
To shake with fear
To scream for help
To be surrounded by..
To sb´s horror
To be involved in an accident
To be in agony
To suffer great physical pain
Tobe (seriously) injured
To lose a beloved / relative / spouse / son/
To keep away from chemicals
To choke
To swerve (volantear)
To burst
To raise the alarm

People involved in accidents /...