English-German translation for "atrocity"

"atrocity" German translation

atrocity
[əˈtr(ɒ)siti; -sə-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Gräueltatfeminine | Femininum f
    atrocity act of atrocity
    Grausamkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    atrocity act of atrocity
    atrocity act of atrocity
  • grober Fehler, Verstoßmasculine | Maskulinum m
    atrocity clumsy mistake familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    Ungeheuerlichkeitfeminine | Femininum f
    atrocity clumsy mistake familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    atrocity clumsy mistake familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
In Tschetschenien werden furchtbare Gräueltaten gegenüber der Zivilbevölkerung begangen.
Terrible atrocities are taking place against civilians in Chechnya.
Source: Europarl
Offenbar wollten sie immer weniger über die Grausamkeiten der kommunistischen Diktatur hören.
It seems that they wanted to hear less and less about the atrocities of the Communist dictatorship.
Source: Europarl
Die Gräueltaten erhalten eine neue Dimension, wenn sie sich vorsätzlich gegen Kinder richten.
When they deliberately target children, they plumb new depths of atrocity.
Source: Europarl
Ich verurteile rückhaltlos die in diesem Konflikt von beiden Seiten verübten Grausamkeiten.
I unreservedly condemn the atrocities carried out by both sides in this conflict.
Source: Europarl
Die Kinder müssen Grausamkeiten mit ansehen und werden gezwungen, selbst Grausamkeiten zu verüben.
Children have had to witness atrocities and carry them out themselves under coercion.
Source: Europarl
Doppelt so viele sind obdachlos, und zahllose Gräueltaten wurden begangen.
Twice as many people have been made homeless, and countless atrocities have been committed.
Source: Europarl
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