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1 savage
1. adjective1) (uncivilized) primitiv; wild [Volksstamm]; unzivilisiert [Land]2) (fierce) brutal; wild [Tier]; scharf [Hund]; jähzornig [Temperament]2. noun 3. transitive verbmake a savage attack on somebody — brutal über jemanden herfallen; (fig.) jemanden schonungslos angreifen
[Hund:] anfallen [Kind usw.]* * *['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) wild2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) anfallen3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) der/die Wilde2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) der Rohling•- academic.ru/91208/savagely">savagely- savageness
- savagery* * *sav·age[ˈsævɪʤ]I. adj1. (primitive) wild\savage animal wildes Tier2. (fierce) brutala \savage attack/blow ein scharfer Angriff/Schlag\savage fighting heftige Kämpfein a \savage mood übel gelaunt4.▶ to soothe the \savage breast das aufgebrachte Gemüt beruhigenII. nthe noble \savage der/die edle WildeIII. vt* * *['svɪdZ]1. adjwild; sport, fighter, punch, revenge brutal; custom grausam; animal gefährlich; competition scharf, brutal (inf); conflict schwer, brutal; war grausam, brutal; (= drastic, severe) cuts, measures rigoros, hart, drastisch; changes drastisch; criticism schonungslos, brutal (inf)the savage people of New Guinea — die Wilden Neuguineas
to put up a savage fight — sich wütend or grimmig (geh) or wild (inf)
with a savage snap of its jaws the crocodile... the dog became a savage beast — wütend biss das Krokodil... der Hund wurde zur reißenden Bestie
to make a savage attack on sb — brutal über jdn herfallen; (fig) jdn scharf angreifen
he has a savage temper — er ist ein äußerst jähzorniger Mensch
the critics were really savage with her new play — die Kritiker haben ihr neues Stück wirklich schonungslos verrissen
2. nWilde(r) mf3. vt2) (fig: criticize) verreißen; person also (in der Luft) zerreißen* * *savage [ˈsævıdʒ]A adj (adv savagely) allg wild:a) primitiv (Stamm etc)b) ungezähmt (Tier)c) wüst, schroff (Gegend etc)d) brutal, grausame) grimmigf) umg wütend, böseB s1. Wilde(r) m/f(m)2. Rohling m, Unmensch m3. Barbar(in), Halbwilde(r) m/f(m)4. bösartiges TierC v/t2. anfallen und verletzen, bös zurichten3. scharf oder heftig kritisieren* * *1. adjective1) (uncivilized) primitiv; wild [Volksstamm]; unzivilisiert [Land]2) (fierce) brutal; wild [Tier]; scharf [Hund]; jähzornig [Temperament]2. noun 3. transitive verbmake a savage attack on somebody — brutal über jemanden herfallen; (fig.) jemanden schonungslos angreifen
[Hund:] anfallen [Kind usw.]* * *adj.grausam adj.wild adj. n.Wilde -n m.,f. -
2 grim
adjective(stern) streng; grimmig [Lächeln, Gesicht, Blick, Schweigen, Humor, Entschlossenheit]; (unrelenting, merciless, severe) erbittert [Widerstand, Kampf, Schlacht]; (sinister, ghastly) grauenvoll [Aufgabe, Anblick, Nachricht]; trostlos [Winter, Tag, Landschaft, Aussichten]hold or hang or cling on [to something] like grim death — sich mit aller Kraft [an etwas (Dat.)] festklammern
* * *[ɡrim]1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) schrecklich3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) eisern•- academic.ru/32493/grimness">grimness- grimly
- like grim death* * *[grɪm]1. (forbidding) expression, face grimmig, verbissenhe was \grim-faced as he stared into the camera mit finsterem Blick starrte er in die Kamera\grim determination eiserne Entschlossenheit2. (very unpleasant) situation schlimm; (horrible) news entsetzlich, grauenhaft; (inhospitable) landscape unwirtlichthey lived in a \grim flat in a high-rise building sie wohnten in einer trostlosen Wohnung in einem Hochhauswe were running out of money and things were looking \grim unser Geld wurde knapp und die Lage sah langsam düster ausa \grim outlook düstere Aussichtena \grim picture ein trostloses Bilda \grim reminder eine bittere [o schmerzliche] Erinnerung3.▶ to hang [or hold] on like \grim death dog sich akk festbeißen; person verbissen an etw dat festhalten* * *[grɪm]adj (+er)1) (= terrible) discovery, scene, task, news, story grauenvoll; joke, warning, reminder grauenhaft; situation ernst, trostlos; necessity, truth bitter; (= depressing) building, place, news, story trostlos; prospect trübe, düster; (= stern) person, face, smile, humour, silence, determination grimmig; voice ernst; battle, struggle verbissen, unerbittlichthe grim reality of hospital work —
to look grim (situation, future) — trostlos aussehen; (person) ein grimmiges Gesicht machen
or humor (US) — Galgenhumor m
to cling or hang on to sth like grim death — sich verzweifelt an etw (dat) festklammern
you're looking pretty grim — du siehst ziemlich elend or schlecht aus
* * *grim [ɡrım] adj (adv grimly)1. grimmig (Gesicht, Lachen etc)2. erbittert, verbissen (Kampf, Widerstand etc)3. grausam, hart, bitter (Wahrheit etc)5. grausig (Geschichte, Unfall etc)6. umg schlimm:I’ve had a grim day* * *adjective(stern) streng; grimmig [Lächeln, Gesicht, Blick, Schweigen, Humor, Entschlossenheit]; (unrelenting, merciless, severe) erbittert [Widerstand, Kampf, Schlacht]; (sinister, ghastly) grauenvoll [Aufgabe, Anblick, Nachricht]; trostlos [Winter, Tag, Landschaft, Aussichten]hold or hang or cling on [to something] like grim death — sich mit aller Kraft [an etwas (Dat.)] festklammern
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3 controversy
nounKontroverse, die; Auseinandersetzung, diemuch controversy — eine längere Kontroverse od. Auseinandersetzung
* * *[kən'trovəsi, 'kontrəvə:si]((an) argument between opposing points of view: the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.) die Kontroverse- academic.ru/15805/controversial">controversial- controversially* * *con·tro·ver·sy[kənˈtrɒvəsi, ˈkɒntrəvɜ:si, AM ˈkɑ:ntrəvɜ:rsi]a \controversy surrounding the use of drugs in athletics eine Kontroverse zum Thema Drogen im Sportto cause bitter \controversy zu erbitterten Auseinandersetzungen führento stir up a fierce/heated \controversy zu heftigen Kontroversen Anlass gebento be beyond \controversy unumstritten seinto be surrounded with \controversy umstritten sein* * *['kɒntrəvɜːsI, kən'trɒvəsɪ]nKontroversen pl, Streit mthere was a lot of controversy about it — es gab deswegen große Kontroversen or Differenzen
statements/facts that are beyond controversy — völlig unumstrittene Behauptungen/Tatsachen
* * *controversy [-sı] s1. Kontroverse f:a) (Meinungs)Streit m, Auseinandersetzung fb) Disput m, Diskussion f, Debatte f:beyond controversy, without controversy fraglos, unstreitig;cause a lot of controversy zu vielen Diskussionen führen* * *nounKontroverse, die; Auseinandersetzung, diemuch controversy — eine längere Kontroverse od. Auseinandersetzung
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4 vendetta
noun1) Hetzkampagne, die; (feud) Fehde, die2) (killings) Blutrache, die* * *[ven'detə](a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) die Blutrache* * *ven·det·ta[venˈdetə, AM -t̬-]n Vendetta f, [Blut]rache fto wage a personal \vendetta einen persönlichen Rachefeldzug führen* * *[ven'detə]nFehde f; (in family) Blutrache f; (of gangsters) Vendetta fto carry on a vendetta against sb — sich mit jdm bekriegen, mit jdm in Fehde liegen; against family member an jdm Blutrache üben
* * *vendetta [venˈdetə] s1. Blutrache f2. Fehde f* * *noun1) Hetzkampagne, die; (feud) Fehde, die2) (killings) Blutrache, die -
5 controversy
con·tro·ver·sy [kənʼtrɒvəsi, ʼkɒntrəvɜ:si, Am ʼkɑ:ntrəvɜ:rsi] na \controversy surrounding the use of drugs in athletics eine Kontroverse zum Thema Drogen im Sport;to cause bitter \controversy zu erbitterten Auseinandersetzungen führen;to stir up a fierce/heated \controversy zu heftigen Kontroversen Anlass geben;to be beyond \controversy unumstritten sein;to be surrounded with \controversy umstritten sein
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