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 | sb. prosecuted [war] | 43 jd. betrieb | |
| disabled {adj} [in war] | 17 kriegsversehrt | |
| sb. prosecutes [war] | 17 jd. betreibt | |
| warworn {adj} [also: war-worn] | 16 kriegsmüde | |
| quote [quote from a popular German TV sketch, used to express that everything was better in the past; literally: "There was more lametta (on the Christmas tree) in the old days."] | Früher war mehr Lametta. [Loriot, aus „Weihnachten bei Hoppenstedts“; verallgemeinert verwendet im Sinne von „Früher war alles besser.“] | |
| incongruous {adj} | fehl am Platz [nur prädikativ: etw. ist / war fehl am Platz] | |
| interwar {adj} [also: inter-war] [e.g. period, years, generation] [period between WW I und WW II] | Zwischenkriegs- [z. B. Zeit, Jahre, Generation] [Zeit zwischen WK I und WK II] | |
| lengthy {adj} [meeting, war] | lang andauernd | |
| Verbs |
| to unleash [esp. fig.] [war, passion, etc.] | 877 entfesseln | |
| to stoke sth. [also fig.: hatred, envy, rage, war, etc.] | 661 etw.Akk. anfachen [auch fig.] | |
| to prosecute sth. [war etc.] | 103 etw. betreiben [bes. einen Krieg] | |
| to displace sb. [violently, e.g. in war] | 100 jdn. verschleppen [Menschen] | |
| to skirmish [engage in a minor battle in war] | 81 scharmützeln | |
| to countermand sth. | 13 etw. abbefehlen [veraltet] [befehlen, dass etwas, das anbefohlen war, unterbleiben solle] | |
| mil. to fall [be killed in a war as a soldier] | im Feld bleiben [als Soldat in einem Krieg getötet werden] | |
| hist. to ransom sb. [prisoners of war] | jdn. ranzionieren [veraltet] | |
| Nouns |
| brink [of war, ruin, the grave etc.] | 1576 Rand {m} [eines Abgrunds, des Krieges, Ruins etc.] | |
| Boche [sl.] [disparaging: a German, esp. a German soldier in World War I] | 435 Scheißdeutscher {m} [vulg.] [pej.] | |
| Boche [coll.] [dated] [pej.] [a German, esp. a German soldier in World War I] | 421 Boche {m} [pej.] [Schimpfname der Franzosen für einen Deutschen, bes. im 1. Weltkrieg] | |
| hist. goon [Br.] [coll.] [guard in a German prisoner-of-war camp during the WWII] | 330 Wache {f} [Wachposten / Aufseher in einem deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlager im 2. WK] | |
| mil. hostilities [acts of war] | 120 Kriegshandlungen {pl} | |
| unleashing [esp. fig.] [of war, violence, market forces, etc.] | 48 Entfesselung {f} [oft fig.] | |
| ind. mil. supplies [materials needed in war, industrial production, etc.] | 28 Versorgungsgüter {pl} | |
| chest [rare] [funds, e.g. war chest] | 27 Kasse {f} [zur Verfügung stehendes Geld, z. B. Kriegskasse] | |
| brownout [during war] | 17 Verdunkelung {f} [im Krieg] | |
| pol. relig. jihadist [coll.] [Muslim fighting holy war] | 13 Gotteskrieger {m} [im Islam] | |
| aviat. hist. Albatros [fighter aircraft of World War I] | 12 Albatros {f} | |
| mil. naut. [WWI and WWII, esp. in U-boat terminology, a war cruise or combat patrol against the enemy] | 11 Feindfahrt {f} [1. und 2. WK Marinejargon] | |
| hist. [territorial army raised at the end of World War 2] | 9 Volkssturm {m} | |
| mil. naut. citadel [on war ships and civilian ships] | 8 Zitadelle {f} [gepanzerter Raum auf Schiffen, Schutzraum] | |
| pol. reparations {pl} [for war damage] | 8 Kriegsentschädigung {f} | |
| hist. Union [American Civil War] {sg} | 8 Nordstaaten {pl} | |
| hun [coll.] [dated] [pej.] [also: Hun] [German or Austrian, esp. German soldier in World War I or II] | 7 Hunne {m} [pej. für einen Deutschen oder Österreicher, bes. als Soldat im 1. oder 2. Weltkrieg] | |
| comm. mil. naut. navicert [esp. World War II] | 6 Warenpass {m} [ermöglicht einem neutralen Schiff, Waren ohne weitere Durchsuchung zu befördern] | |
| hist. bizone [British and US zones of occupation after World War II] | 5 Bizone {f} [vereinigte britische und US-Besatzungszone nach dem 2. Weltkrieg] | |
| hist. [care packages sent to soldiers, prisoners of war etc. during WWI] | Liebesgaben {pl} [1. WK] | |
| Unverified [chief (commissary) steward, food service officer] [canteen manager aboard war ships] | Bottler {m} [veraltet] [Seemannspr.] [Kantinenverwalter auf Kriegsschiffen] | |
| [country torn by civil war] | Bürgerkriegsland {n} | |
| hist. jobs mil. [day worker esp. for earthworks during a fortress war] | Tagearbeiter {m} [bes. für das Ausführen von Erdarbeiten im Festungskrieg] | |
| hist. pol. [General Treaty for the Renunciation of War; signed on August 27, 1928] | Kriegächtungspakt {m} [vom 27. August 1928] | |
| [German believer in the final victory in World War II] | Endsieggläubiger {m} [selten] | |
| sports [German Federation for Grass Strength Sports and Tug-Of-War] | Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband {m} (e. V.) <DRTV> | |
| hist. mil. [German prisoner of war camp for Allied naval personnel] | Marlag {n} [Marine-Lager] | |
| hist. [German prisoner of war in Soviet Union] | Plenni {m} [ugs.] | |
| [Soviet prisoner-of-war camp not allowing contact with home] | Schweigelager {n} | |
| hist. lit. Belopoeica [book by Heron of Alexandria; a description of war machines] | Buch {n} der Projektile [Belopoeika] | |
| bloodiness [of sight, war etc.] | Blutigkeit {f} | |
| hist. Confederate [soldier, politician in the American civil war] | Konföderierter {m} | |
| hist. pol. Copperheads [Peace Democrats during the U.S.Civil War] | Copperheads {pl} [politische Bewegung während des Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs] | |
| med. nulligravida [woman who has never been pregnant] | Nulligravida {f} [Frau, die noch nie schwanger war] | |
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