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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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.
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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
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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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