English-German translation for "crony"

"crony" German translation

crony
[ˈkrouni]noun | Substantiv s

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alter intime Bekannte, alter Kamerad, Kumpel
  • alte(r) intime(r) Bekannte(r), alter Kamerad, Kumpelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    crony
    crony
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  • old crony
    Busenfreund(in)
    old crony
crony
[ˈkrouni]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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eng befreundet ein Herz eine Seele sein
Der Minister setzte einen seiner Amigos in eine Schlüsselposition ein.
The minister appointed one of his cronies to a key position.
Source: Tatoeba
Er ließ es niemals zu, dass ihn Hitlers Spießgesellen hinters Licht führten.
He never allowed himself to be duped by Hitler's cronies.
Source: News-Commentary
Le Pen und seinesgleichen wollen den Holocaust leugnen?
Are Mr Le Pen and his cronies denying the Holocaust?
Source: Europarl
In einigen Fällen haben sie und ihre Kumpanen einen Großteil des Nationalvermögens gestohlen.
In some cases, they and their cronies have stolen much of the national wealth.
Source: News-Commentary
Der Prozess gegen Saddam Hussein und seine Spießgesellen aus der
The trial of Saddam Hussein and his Ba athist cronies ’ offers an ongoing series of embarrassments.
Source: News-Commentary
Die gegenwärtige Regierung regiert auf der Basis von nepotistischem Kapitalismus.
The current government rules on the basis of crony capitalism.
Source: Europarl
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