English-German translation for "defuse"

"defuse" German translation

defuse
[diːˈfjuːz]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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entschärfen entschärfen
  • entschärfen
    defuse tension, crisiset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    defuse tension, crisiset cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Was glaubst du, wie man deren Argument am besten entschärfen könnte?
What do you think is the best way to defuse their argument?
Source: Tatoeba
Tom entschärft angespannte Situationen häufig mit Humor.
Tom often uses humor to defuse tense situations.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie haben die Bombe erfolgreich entschärft.
They've defused the bomb successfully.
Source: Tatoeba
Gleichzeitig könnte hierdurch das Problem Nettozahler entschärft werden.
At the same time, it could defuse the issue of net contributors.
Source: Europarl
Wir brachten Einheimischen bei, wie man die sechs Millionen Personenminen im Boden entschärft.
We have taught local people how to defuse the six million personnel mines in the ground.
Source: Europarl
Wir alle wissen, wie mit einer Zeitbombe umzugehen ist: wir müssen sie entschärfen.
Well, we all know what we need to do with a time bomb: we need to defuse it.
Source: Europarl
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