zur Katastrophe kommen

a situation escalates into a disaster

Türkçe: felakete dönüşmek

Noun

Katastrophe f.

Verb

kommen

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Bei dem Streit der Nachbarn kommt es zur Katastrophe.

How it is used

Means a situation escalates into a disaster. Neutral register. Use in news: 'Es kam zur Katastrophe.' Implies a sudden, severe turn for the worse, not a gradual decline.

Other verbs that go with Katastrophe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• zur Katastrophe führento lead to a disaster

All collocations with Katastrophe

Other collocations built on kommen

• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
• zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
• zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
• zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
• zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)