Terrorism • Terrorismus
English-to-German Glossary
A collection of words and phrases found in the
German media—in news related to terrorism
Noun genders are indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural)
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Ein Antibiotikum
gegen Milzbrand
von Bayer. (BYE-er)
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A
abdication (of king), resignation (from office) r Rücktritt
accident, crash (n.) r Unfall, s Unglück
auto/car accident, car crash r Autounfall
plane crash r Flugzeugabsturz
train crash s Bahn-, Zugunglück
according to (the police) nach Angaben (der Polizei)
according to official sources nach offiziellen Angaben
| Länder um Afghanistan Countries Near Afghanistan |
| Land (all das) Hauptstadt (capital) Personen (m./f.) |
| Afghanistan Afghanistan Kabul r Afghane/e Afghanin |
| China China Beijing r Chinese/e Chinesin |
| Indien India New Delhi r Inder/e Inderin |
| Irak Iraq Bagdad r Iraker/e Irakerin |
| Note: Iraq and Iran can also be der Irak and der Iran; in Iraq (im Irak), from Iran (aus dem Iran). |
| Iran Iran Teheran r Iraner/e Iranerin |
| Kasachstan Kazakhstan Astana r Kasachstaner/ e Kasachstanerin |
| Kirgisien Kirghiz Bischkek r Kirgiser/e Kirgiserin |
| Pakistan Pakistan Islamabad r/e Pakistani |
| Tadschikistan Tadzhikistan Duschanbe r Tadschikistaner/ e Tadschikistanerin |
| Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Aschchabad r Turkmener/e Turkmenerin |
| Usbekistan Uzbekistan Taschkent r Usbeker/e Usbekerin |
| Also see: Land und Leute |
Afghan (n.) r Afghane, e Afghanin
Afghanistan s Afghanistan
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air raid r Luftangriff (-e)
Al-Jazeera al-Dschasira (TV-Sender, Arabic TV broadcaster)
Al Qaeda/Qaida die Al-Kaida/Al-Qaida
As in English, there are several possible transliterations of the Arabic word for Al-Qaeda and its leader (Usama Bin Laden) in German.
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ambassador r Botschafter
anthrax r Milzbrand, r Anthrax
antibiotic s Antibiotikum antibiotics e Antibiotika (pl.)
anti-foreigner sentiment, xenophobia e Ausländerfeindlichkeit
Arab/Arabian (n.) r Araber, e Araberin
Arabian/Arab(ic) (adj.) arabisch
the Arabian Peninsula die Arabische Halbinsel
Arabic (n.) s Arabisch (language)
army e Armee
German armed forces e Bundeswehr
German army s Bundesheer
soldier r Soldat, e Soldatin
arrest, capture (n.) e Festnahme, e Verhaftung
arrest, capture (v.) festnehmen, verhaften
arrest warrant r Haftbefehl
assassin (or would-be) r Attentäter (-), e Attentäterin (-nen)
assassinate v ermorden, töten
he was assassinated er fiel einem Attentat zum Opfer
assassination (attempt) s Attentat (-e)
attack (on) r Anschlag (auf, acc.) (Anschläge), e Attacke (-n), r Angriff (-e)
attack v anschlagen, angreifen
attacker r Angreifer (-), e Angreiferin (-nen)
the axis of evil die Achse des Bösen
On January 29, 2002 in his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush labeled Iran (der Iran), Iraq (der Irak), and North Korea (Nordkorea) an "axis of evil."
B
battle, skirmish n s Gefecht (-e)
short skirmishes kurze Gefechte
there were battles between... es kam zu Gefechten zwischen...
behead v enthaupten, köpfen
bioterrorism r Bio-Terrorismus
bioweapon e Bio-Waffe/B-Waffe, biologische Waffe (-n)
bomb n e Bombe (-n)
cluster bomb e Streubombe (-n)
bomb v bombadieren, bomben, Bomben abwerfen
bomb attack, bombing raid r Bombenangriff (-e), r Bombenanschlag
bomber (airplane) s Bombenflugzeug (-e), der Bomber
suicide bomber r Selbstmordbomber (-)
Bundesrat, German parliament (upper house) r Bundesrat
Bundestag, German parliament (lower house) r Bundestag
business, economy e Wirtschaft
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C
capture, arrest n e Festnahme (-n)
capture, arrest v festnehmen, verhaften
catastrophe e Katastrophe (-n) from Greek
chancellor r Kanzler
federal (German) chancellor (n.) r Bundeskanzler
The current federal chancellor of Germany is Gerhard Schröder of the SPD (Social Democratic Party).
civil servant, government worker, official (n.) r Beamte/e Beamtin
cluster bomb e Streubombe (-n)
condemn, sentence, pass judgment (v.) verurteilen
He was condemned to death. Er wurde zum Tode verurteilt.
confrontation e Konfrontation
to head for a confrontation, go on the offensive auf Konfrontationskurs gehen
crash, disaster r Absturz, s Unglück
plane crash r Flugzeugabsturz
train crash s Bahn-, Zugunglück
crash, fall v abstürzen
crashed abgestürzt
crime s Verbrechen (-)
criminal adj kriminell, strafbar
criminal n r/e Kriminelle (-n), r Verbrecher
criminal investigation, search e Fahndung (-en)
criminal investigator r Fahnder (-)
currency e Währung (dollar, euro, mark, etc.)
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D
death/suicide bomber r Todesbomber (-)
death penalty e Todesstrafe
execution e Hinrichtung
decision e Entscheidung
make a decision eine Entscheidung treffen
defence/defense e Verteidigung
defense minister/secretary r Verteidigungsminister
Der US-Verteidigungsminister ist Donald Rumsfeld.
Defense Department (US) r US-Verteidigungsministerium
Department of State (US) r US-Außenministerium
die v sterben, ums Leben kommen
he died of anthrax er starb an Wildbrand
she died of heart failure sie ist an Herzversagen gestorben
many people died/lost their lives viele Menschen kamen ums Leben
E
economy, business e Wirtschaft
embassy e Botschaft
espionage e Spionage
EU (see "European Union" below)
in the EU in der EU
euro r Euro (common currency of 12 EU nations)
European Union (EU) Europäische Union (die EU)
Germany and Austria are both members of the EU. Switzerland is not.
execute, kill v hinrichten, töten
execution e Hinrichtung
explosive n r Sprengstoff
extremist r Extremist (-en)
F
fanatic n r Fanatiker (-), e Fanatikerin (-nen)
foreign secretary/minister, secretary of state r Außenminister, e Außenministerin
The current German Außenminister is Joschka Fischer. In his younger days, Fischer took part in the militant anti-government rebellions of the 1970s.
foreigner r Ausländer, e Ausländerin
they are foreigners sie sind Ausländer
foreign policy e Außenpolitik
German foreign policy deutsche Außenpolitik
Land und Leute
glossary of nations and languages.
G
gasoline, petrol s Benzin
government e Regierung
federal government e Bundesregierung
Green Party, the Greens die Grünen (pl.)
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