Événement qui cause de grands dégâts et de grandes souffrances.
An event that causes great damage and suffering.
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L'inondation a été une calamité pour toute la vallée. — The flood was a calamity for the whole valley.
Une seule mauvaise critique est-elle vraiment une calamité ? — Is one bad review really such a calamity?
La région s'est remise de pires calamités. — The region has recovered from worse calamities.
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