Terrorism • Terrorismus
English-to-German Glossary - Part 2

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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PART 1 (A-G) | PART 2 (H-Z)

H

headline(s) e Schlagzeile(n)

holy war der heilige Krieg
  Also see jihad below, which does NOT mean the same thing.

hypocrisy e Heuchelei

I

investigate, search v  fahnden (crime)
investigation, search (criminal)  e Fahndung
investigator (criminal)  r Fahnder (-)

Iraq  r Irak
   in Iraq im Irak
   Iraqi adj irakisch
   Iraqi n r Iraker/e Irakerin

Iran  r Iran
   in Iran im Iran
   Iranian adj iranisch
   Iranian n r Iraner/e Iranerin
   Also see the country chart in Part One

Islam  r Islam

Islamic adj  islamisch

J

jihad  r Dschihad

The Arabic word jihad does NOT mean “holy war”! It is actually closer to the German word der Kampf, the struggle, and implies a struggle to be a better Muslim.

K

kingdom  s Königreich

L

law(s)  s Gesetz(e), s Recht(e)
   new laws  neue Gesetze

life  s Leben
   to lose your life, to die  ums Leben kommen
   many people died/lost their lives  viele Menschen kamen ums Leben

limit, restrict v  einschränken

limitatation(s), restriction(s)  e Einschränkung (-en)

M

“mad cow” disease, BSE  r Rinderwahn, e BSE

member of parliament, representative r/e Abgeordnete

missile, guided missile e Rakete (-n)
  intercontinental (ballistic) missile (ICBM) e Interkontinentalrakete (-n)
missile base/site e Raketenabschussbasis (-basen)

Moslem See "Muslim" below.

mosque e Moschee (-n)

murder n e Ermordung, r Mord
murder, assassinate v ermorden, töten
murderer r Morder, e Morderin

murder case (n.) r Mordfall

Muslim, Moslem (adj.) mohammedanisch, moslemisch

Muslim, Moslem (n.) r Muslim, e Muslime/e Muslimin; r Moslem, e Moslemin

Muslims die Muslims (pl.)

Muslim/Moslem: The modern, preferred noun form in both English and German is Muslim.

N

Northern Alliance, the e Nordallianz

North Korea s Nordkorea

nuclear adj nuklear, atomar
nuclear prefix Atom-, Kern-, Nuklear-
   to go nuclear Atomwaffen entwickeln
nuclear plant e Atomanlage
nuclear physicist r Kernphysiker
nuclear power plant s Kernkraftwerk
nuclear scientist r Nuklearwissenschaftler
nuclear war/warfare r Atomkrieg

P

Pakistan  s Pakistan
Pakistani (adj.)  pakistanisch
Pakistani (n.)  r/e Pakistani (also r Pakistaner, e Pakinstnerin)
   Also see the country chart in Part One

parliament (German upper house) r Bundesrat

parliament (German lower house) r Bundestag
  (British) parliament s Parlament

pathogen r Erreger (-)

pass (a law) (v.) (ein Gesetz) verabschieden
passage (of a law) (n.) e Verabschiedung (eines Gesetzes)

peace (n.) r Frieden
peaceful (adj.) friedlich
peace movement e Friedensbewegung (-en)

politician r Politiker, e Politikerin

politics e Politik

poll(s) e Umfrage(n)

president r Präsident
  American president r US-Präsident
  President Bush (US) Präsident Bush (USA)
  President Putin (Russia) Präsident Putin (Russland)

Q

Qatar s Katar
  the Emir of Qatar r Emir von Katar

The State of Qatar on the Persian Gulf is home to the Arabic satellite TV news service Al Jazeer. Qatar, a former British Protectorate, became an independent state in 1971.

R

recover, salvage, rescue (v.)  bergen (barg/hat geborgen)
  the (aircraft) engines have been recovered  man hat die Triebwerke geborgen

recovery, salvaging e Bergung

representative, member of parliament r/e Abgeordnete

rescue workers, rescuers e Rettungskräfte (pl.)

responsible (for) verantwortlich (für)
  the US holds Osama bin Laden responsible for the attacks die USA machen Osama bin Laden für die Anschläge verantwortlich

royal (adj.) königlich

S

smallpox e Pocken (pl.)

soldier r Soldat, e Soldatin
  army e Armee
  German armed forces e Bundeswehr
  German army s Bundesheer

(official) sources
  according to official sources  nach offiziellen Angaben

sports (n., pl.) r Sport (sing.)

spy (n.) r Spion, e Spionin
   spies (n., pl.) die Spione
   espionage e Spionage
spy (v.) spionieren, Spionage treiben

Der Spion is also the spyhole in a door.

study (studies), investigation e Untersuchung (-en)

suicide r Selbstmord
suicide bomber r Selbstmordbomber (-)
suicide mission e Selbstmordmission (-en)
suicide pilot r Todespilot (-en)
suicide squad s Selbstmordkommando (-s)
suicidal (adj.) selbstmörderisch

T

Taliban e Taliban (pl.)

terrorism r Terrorismus

threaten (v.) bedrohen

toxic (adj.) toxisch, giftig
toxicology (n.) e Toxikologie
toxin s Toxin (-s)

U

unemployment  e Arbeitslosigkeit

V

vaccine  r Impfstoff

victim  s Opfer
   many victims  viele Opfer

violence  e Gewalt

W

wanted gesucht (pp of suchen)
wanted dead or alive gesucht, tot oder lebendig

wanted list e Fahndungsliste (-n)

war r Krieg (-e)
war against terrorism, the der Krieg gegen den Terror/Terrorismus

warrant (for arrest)  r Haftbefehl

weapon of mass destruction  e Massenvernichtungswaffe (-n)

X

xenophobia, anti-foreigner sentiment  e Ausländerfeindlichkeit

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