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Ger vocab- War2

German vocab- Terrorism and War 2

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militant islam der militante Islamismus
islamic fundamentalism der islamische Fundamentalismus
extremism der Extremismus
hostility towards America die Amerikafeindlichkeit
religious fanaticism der religiöse Fanatismus
religious fanatic der religiöse Fanatiker(-)
islamically motivated terrorism der islamisch motivierte Terrorismus
freedom fighter der Widerstandskämpfer(-)
leverage das Druckmittel(-)
to put pressure on so auf jdn Druck ausüben
intimidation die Einschüchterung
to intimidate so jdn einschüchtern
humiliation, abasement die Demütigung
to humiliate, debase so jdn demütigen
provocation die Provokation(en)
to provoke so jdn provozieren
to spread fear and worry Angst und Schrecken verbreiten
to throw so into a state of fear jdn in (Angst und) Schrecken versetzen
terror, dread der Schrecken(-)
to enforce sth through violence etw mit Gewalt erzwingen
public, open öffentlichwirksam
the twin towers die Zwillingstürme
ground zero Ground Zero
alleged mutmaβlich
to suspect so of a attack jdn eines Anschlags verdächtigen
arrest die Festnahme
interrogation, questioning das Verhör
to interrogate an assassin einen Attentäter verhören
to accuse an attacker Anklage gegen einen Attentäter erheben
accusation die Anklage(n)
al-Quaida al-Quaida
to sympathise with Al-Quaida mit al-Quaida sympathisieren
hamas die Hamas
Hisbollah die Hisbollah
the deployment in Afghanistan der Afghanistan-Einsatz
the Taliban die Taliban(-Kämpfer)
the army die Armee/die Truppen
to position a contigent of troops einen Truppenkontingent stellen
troop buildup die Truppenaufstockung
international forces die internationale Streitkräfte
withdrawal of troops der Abzug der Truppen
peace mission die Friedensmission(en)
peace troops die Friedenstruppe(n)
to mediate a conflict in einem Konflikt vermitteln
to reduce tensions Spannungen abbauen
peace mission die Friedensmission
to impose an embargo/economic sanctions ein Embargo/Wirtschaftssanktionen verhängen
to compromise, settle a conflict einen Konflikt beilegen
to negotiate a contract einen Vertrag aushandeln
negotiation die Verhandlung
treaty das Abkommen
ceasefire (treaty) der Waffenstillstand (das Waffenstillstandsabkommen)
disarmament die Abrüstung
defence die Verteidigung
rebuiding die Wiederaufbau
airstrike der Luftangriff
to bombard bombardieren
airraid shelter der Luftschutzbunker/keller
fallen soldiers gefallene Soldaten
civilian losses Verluste in der Zivilbevölkerung
tank der Panzer
military vehicle/aeroplane das Militärfahrzeug/ -flugzeug
submarine das U-Boot
to declare war on a country einem Land den Krieg erklären
to go to war in den Krieg ziehen
slaughter die Schlacht
to lay siege to so jdn besiegen
defeat die Niederlage
to suffer defeat eine Niederlage erleiden
to marsh into a country in ein Land einmarschieren
to occupy besetzen
occupying force die Besatzungsmacht
to lay siege to a town eine Stadt belagern
advance der Vormarsch
to retreat sich zurückziehen
retreat der Rückzug
surrender/to surrender die Kapitulation/ kapitulieren
front die Front
trench der Schützengraben
(counter)offensive die (Gegen)Offensive
munition die Munition
infantry die Infanterie
artillery die Artillerie
long-range rocket die Langstreckenrakete
missile defence shield der Raketenabwehrschild
parachute der Fallschirm
court martial das Kriegs-/Militärgericht
to come before a court martial vor ein Kriegsgericht gestellt werden
war crime das Kriegsverbrechen
genocide der Genozid
prisoner of war der Kriegsgefangene
war prison das Militärgefängnis
military duty der Wehrdienst
compulsory military service die Wehrpflicht
the abolition of compulsory military service die Abschaffung der Wehrpflicht
person compelled to military service der Wehrpflichtige
to be called up (to military service) (zum Wehrdienst) einberufen werden
community service der Zivildienst
to undertake/complete leisten/ableisten
person doing community service der Zivildienstleistende
professional soldier der Berufssoldat
to be in the military beim Militär sein
spy der Spion
espionage die Spionage
counter-espionage die Gegenspionage
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