English-Spanish translations for tsunami

• tsunami
  ¿Qué hicimos cuando un tsunami se cobraba montones de víctimas? What did we do when a tsunami claimed scores of victims?
  Imaginemos a Europa golpeada por un tsunami. Let us imagine Europe being struck by a tsunami.
  Esto hace que la catástrofe sea incluso mayor que el tsunami en Asia en el 2004. This makes the catastrophe even bigger than the 2004 Asian tsunami.
• maremoto
  La deuda de los países afectados por el maremoto exige a todas luces una respuesta urgente. The debt of countries affected by the tsunami clearly needs an urgent response.
  Ricos o pobres, ante el maremoto estamos todos en el mismo barco. With the tsunami, all of us, rich or poor, are in the same boat.
  Se está jugando con los intereses políticos locales a la sombra de la terrible tragedia del maremoto. Local political interests are being played out in the shadow of the terrible tsunami tragedy.

Definition of tsunami

• A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train

Related words

• megatsunami
• teletsunami
• tsunami warning