Translation of "famine" to English

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Dictionary translations for "famine"

la famine f noun

pl. famines

famine [ˈfæmɪn] (faim)

Famine et maladie vont de pair.

Disease and famine go together.

Phrases with "famine" (3)

avoir famine - be hungry
crier famine - be starving
mort de famine - death from starvation

Contexts with "famine"

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

Avec son équipage bloqué en pleine mer, Christophe Colomb réussit à les sauver de la famine en tirant 100 lapins de son chapeau. With his crew stranded at sea, Christopher Columbus was able to save them from starvation by pulling 100 rabbits out of his hat.

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

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

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. 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.

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