English-French translations for drought

• aridité
• sécheresse
  sur la sécheresse en Amérique centrale. on the drought in Central America.
  Le coupable c'est la sécheresse. This has come about because of drought.
  La cause ne provient pas seulement de l' extrême sécheresse. This is not just caused by extreme drought.
• siccité

Definition of drought

• A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell
• A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport

Related words

• droughty
• drought-tolerant
• megadrought
• droughtmaster