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Waffe {f} [mil.] | weapon (individually and collectively); arm (category and fig., typically in plural) | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | Waffen {pl} | 1. | weapons; arms | |
2. | absolute/relative Waffen | 2. | absolute/relative weapons | |
3. | biologische Waffen | 3. | biological weapons | |
4. | Dienstwaffe {f}; Seitenwaffe {f} [frühere Bezeichnung] | 4. | service weapon; sidearm [former name] | |
5. | Faustfeuerwaffen {pl} | 5. | handheld firearms; handheld guns; handguns; one-hand guns [rare]; small guns | |
6. | Fernwaffe {f}; Waffe mit großer Reichweite | 6. | longe-range weapon | |
7. | Handfeuerwaffen {pl}; Handwaffen {pl} | 7. | small firearms; shoulder arms; shoulder weapons | |
8. | hochentwickelte Waffen | 8. | sophisticated weapons | |
9. | Jagdwaffe {f} | 9. | hunting weapon; sporting weapon | |
10. | Kleinwaffen {pl} | 10. | small arms | |
11. | konventionelle Waffen | 11. | conventional weapons | |
12. | Kriegswaffen {pl} | 12. | weapons of war | |
13. | leichte Waffen | 13. | light weapons | |
14. | Magazinwaffen {pl} | 14. | magazine weapons; magazine arms | |
15. | Nebenwaffen {pl} (Bewaffnung eines Landes) | 15. | minor weapons (Bewaffnung eines Landes) | |
16. | präzisionsgelenkte Waffen | 16. | precision-guided weapons | |
17. | Präzisionswaffen {pl} | 17. | precision weapons | |
18. | Seitenwaffe {f} | 18. | side arm | |
19. | strategische Offensivwaffen | 19. | strategic offensive arms | |
20. | taktische Waffen | 20. | tactical weapons | |
21. | tragbare Waffen | 21. | man-portable weapons | |
22. | U-Boot-Abwehrwaffen; U-Jagdwaffen; Waffen zur U-Boot-Bekämpfung | 22. | anti-submarine weapons /ASW/ | |
23. | Waffe mit Brandwirkung; Brandwaffe {f} | 23. | incendiary weapon | |
24. | Waffe mit Splitterwirkung | 24. | fragmentation weapon | |
25. | Waffen mit verzögerter Zündung | 25. | time-delay weapons | |
26. | Waffen der zweiten Generation | 26. | second generation weapons | |
27. | eine Waffe tragen | 27. | to carry a weapon; to pack a weapon [coll.]; to be packing (heat) [coll.] | |
28. | eine Waffe unter dem Sakko tragen | 28. | to be packing a weapon under your jacket [coll.] | |
29. | Waffen ausmustern | 29. | to decommission weapons | |
30. | in Waffen stehen; unter Waffen stehen | 30. | to be under arms | |
31. | zu den Waffen rufen | 31. | to call to arms | |
32. | die Waffen strecken | 32. | to lay down one's arms | |
33. | jdn. mit den eigenen Waffen schlagen [übtr.] | 33. | to defeat sb. with his own arguments | |
34. | etw. als Waffe benutzen | 34. | to use sth. as a weapon | |
35. | eine neue Waffe im Kampf gegen die Kriminalität | 35. | a new crime weapon; a new weapon against crime | |
Atomtest {m}; Versuchsexplosion {f} mit einer Kernwaffe [pol.] [mil.] | nuclear test; nuclear weapon test; nuclear-weapon test explosion; experimental explosion of a nuclear weapon | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | Atomtests {pl}; Versuchsexplosionen {pl} mit einer Kernwaffe | 1. | nuclear tests; nuclear weapon tests; nuclear-weapon test explosions; experimental explosions of a nuclear weapon | |
Atomwaffe {f}; A-Waffe {f}; Atomsprengkörper {m}; Kernwaffe {f}; Nuklearwaffe {f} [mil.] | atomic weapon; nuclear weapon; nuke [coll.] | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | Atomwaffen {pl}; A-Waffen {pl}; Atomsprengkörper {pl}; Kernwaffen {pl}; Nuklearwaffen {pl} | 1. | atomic weapons; nuclear weapons; nukes | |
2. | atomare Implosionswaffe | 2. | nuclear implosion weapon | |
3. | atomare/nukleare Gefechtsfeldwaffen | 3. | battlefield nuclear weapons | |
4. | einsatzbereite Atomwaffen | 4. | operational nuclear weapons | |
5. | Miniatomsprengkörper {m} | 5. | mininuke | |
6. | saubere Atomwaffen | 6. | clean nuclear weapons | |
7. | strategische Atomwaffen | 7. | strategic nuclear weapons | |
8. | taktische Atomwaffe; taktischer Atomsprengkörper; taktische Kernwaffe | 8. | tactical nuclear weapon; theatre nuclear weapon | |
9. | Staaten ohne Atomwaffen | 9. | non-nuclear weapon states | |
jds. Waffe {f} | sb.'s weapon [fig.] | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | jds. schärfste Waffe | 1. | sb.'s ultimate weapon | |
2. | eine neue Waffe im Kampf gegen die Malaria | 2. | a new weapon in the fight against malaria | |
3. | Seine angeschnittenen Bälle sind seine wirksamste Waffe. | 3. | His curvball is his most effective weapon. | |
Kernwaffensysteme {pl}; Atomwaffensysteme {pl} [mil.] | nuclear-weapon systems | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | offensive strategische Kernwaffensysteme | 1. | offensive strategic nuclear-weapon systems | |
2. | defensive strategische Kernwaffensysteme | 2. | defensive strategic nuclear-weapon systems | |
Lenkwaffe {f} [mil.] | guided weapon | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | Lenkwaffen {pl} | 1. | guided weapons | |
2. | Luft-Boden-Lenkwaffe | 2. | surface-to-air guided weapon | |
3. | Boden-Boden-Lenkwaffensystem | 3. | ground-to-ground guided weapon system | |
eine Waffe neu laden; wieder laden; nachladen {vt} [mil.] | to reload a weapon | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | eine Waffe neu ladend; wieder ladend; nachladend | 1. | reloading a weapon | |
2. | eine Waffe neu geladen; wieder geladen; nachgeladen | 2. | reloaded a weapon | |
Atomwaffentest {m}; Kernwaffentest [mil.] | nuclear weapon test; nuclear weapons test | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | Atomwaffentests {pl}; Kernwaffentest | 1. | nuclear weapon tests; nuclear weapons tests | |
2. | Einstellung von Kernwaffentests | 2. | discontinuance of nuclear weapons tests | |
3. | Verbot von Atomwaffentests; Atomteststopp {m} | 3. | ban on nuclear weapons tests; nuclear weapons test ban; nuclear test ban | |
Beschuss {m} (einer Waffe) [mil.] | proof-firing (of a weapon) | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | eine Waffe beschießen | 1. | to proof-fire a weapon | |
2. | Die Waffen wurden beschossen. | 2. | The weapons were proof-fired. | |
Panzerabwehrwaffe {f} [mil.] | anti-tank weapon | |||
Examples | Examples | |||
1. | Panzerabwehrwaffen {pl} | 1. | anti-tank weapons | |
2. | leichte Panzerabwehrwaffe | 2. | light anti-tank weapon | |