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Translate earthquake from English to German

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earthquake:
- Erdbeben; Beben
Wiktionary:
- earthquake → Erdbeben, Beben
- earthquake → Erdstoss, Erdbeben

English

Detailed Translations for earthquake from English to German

earthquake:

earthquake [the ~] noun

the earthquake
Erdbeben; Beben
- Erdbeben [das ~] noun
- Beben [das ~] noun
the earthquake
Erdbeben
- Erdbeben [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for earthquake:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Beben	earthquake	quaking; quivering; shaking; shudder; trembling; vibration
Erdbeben	earthquake
-	quake; seism; temblor

Related Words for "earthquake":

earthquakes

Synonyms for "earthquake":

quake; temblor; seism; geological phenomenon
disturbance; disruption; commotion; flutter; hurly burly; to-do; hoo-ha; hoo-hah; kerfuffle

Related Definitions for "earthquake":

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity¹
a disturbance that is extremely disruptive¹
- selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees¹

Wiktionary Translations for earthquake:

earthquake

noun

shaking of the surface of a planet
- earthquake → Erdbeben

earthquake

noun

Erschütterungen des Erdbodens, die im Inneren der Erde aus natürlichen Ursachen entstehen
- Erdbeben → earthquake
Erschütterungen des Bodens, die im Inneren der Erde aus natürlichen Ursachen entstehen
- Beben → earthquake

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• earthquake	→ Erdstoss	↔ aardschok — een plotselinge aardbeving
• earthquake	→ Erdbeben	↔ aardbeving — een schokkende of trillende beweging van een gedeelte van de aardkorst, meestal te wijten aan verschuivingen van delen van de daaronder liggende aardmantel
• earthquake	→ Erdbeben	↔ séisme — rupture en géophysique
• earthquake	→ Erdbeben	↔ tremblement de terre — secousse qui ébranler violemment la terre.

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