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1. adjective2) (hired) Söldner-2. nounSöldner, der* * *['mə:sinəri] 1. adjective(too strongly influenced by desire for money: a mercenary attitude.) gewinnsüchtig2. noun(a soldier from one country who hires his services to another country: Mercenaries are fighting in Africa.) der Söldner* * *mer·ce·nary[ˈmɜ:sənəri, AM ˈmɜ:rsəneri]I. nII. adj2. MIL Söldner-\mercenary soldier Söldner m* * *['mɜːsInərI]1. adj1) person geldgierighis motives were purely mercenary — er tat es nur des Geldes wegen
don't be so mercenary — sei doch nicht so hinter dem Geld her (inf)
2. nSöldner( in) m(f)* * *mercenary [US -ˌeriː]A adj (adv mercenarily)1. Söldner…:2. fig käuflich3. fig gewinnsüchtigB s1. MIL Söldner m2. pej Mietling m* * *1. adjective2) (hired) Söldner-2. nounSöldner, der* * *adj.käuflich adj. n.Söldner - m. -
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nounSoldat, dersoldier of fortune — Glücksritter, der (abwertend); (mercenary) Söldner, der
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91839/soldier_on">soldier on* * *['səul‹ə](a member (usually male) of an army, often one who is not an officer: The boy wants to be a soldier when he grows up.) der Soldat* * *sol·dier[ˈsəʊlʤəʳ, AM ˈsoʊlʤɚ]I. n\soldier of fortune Söldner mtin \soldier Zinnsoldat mS\soldier of Christ Streiter m Christi3. (well-behaved person) braver [o tapferer] Junge/braves [o tapferes] Mädchenmy boss expects me to be a good \soldier and work the necessary overtime mein Chef erwartet, dass ich schön brav meine Überstunden macheII. vi Soldat sein, in der Armee dienen* * *['səʊldZə(r)]1. nsoldier of fortune — Söldner(in) m(f)
old soldier — altgedienter Soldat; (fig)
old soldiers never die(, they just fade away) (prov) — manche Leute sind nicht totzukriegen (inf)
2. viSoldat(in) sein, (in der Armee) dienenafter 6 years of soldiering —
tired of soldiering — des Soldatenlebens müde
* * *soldier [ˈsəʊldʒə(r)]A s1. MIL Soldat(in):soldier of Christ Streiter m Christi;a) Söldner m,b) Glücksritter m3. US umg Drückeberger(in) pejB v/igo soldiering Soldat werden2. soldier on (unermüdlich) weitermachen* * *nounSoldat, dersoldier of fortune — Glücksritter, der (abwertend); (mercenary) Söldner, der
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Soldat -en m.
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