Translation of "famine" to French

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Dictionary translations for "famine"

famine [ˈfæmɪn] noun

pl. famines

la famine f (hunger)

Disease and famine go together.

Famine et maladie vont de pair.

Contexts with "famine"

Disease and famine go together. Famine et maladie vont de pair.

The long drought was followed by famine. La longue sécheresse fut suivie de famine.

Because of the famine the cattle starved to death. À cause de la famine les bovins sont morts de faim.

There is one rule that works in every calamity. Be it pestilence, war, or famine, the rich get richer and poor get poorer. The poor even help arrange it. Il y a une règle qui fonctionne pour chaque calamité. Que ce soit la peste, la guerre ou la famine ; les riches s'enrichissent et les pauvres s'appauvrissent. Les pauvres y contribuent, même.

Sometimes I want to ask God why He allows poverty, famine and injustice in the world when He could do somehing about it, but I'm afraid He might just ask me the same question. Parfois, je veux demander à Dieu pourquoi il autorise la pauvreté, la famine et l'injustice dans le monde, alors qu'il pourrait y faire quelque chose, mais je crains qu'il puisse me poser exactement la même question.

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