English-German translation for "empire"

"empire" German translation

empire
[ˈempai(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Reich, Imperium Kaiserreich OberHerrschaft, Gewalt
  • Reichneuter | Neutrum n
    empire
    Imperiumneuter | Neutrum n
    empire
    empire
examples
  • the Empire history | GeschichteHIST
    das (erste franz.) Kaiserreich
    the Empire history | GeschichteHIST
  • the (Holy Roman) Empire history | GeschichteHIST
    das Heilige Röm. Reich (Deutscher Nation)
    the (Holy Roman) Empire history | GeschichteHIST
  • the (British) Empire
    das Britische (Welt)Reich
    the (British) Empire
  • Kaiserreichneuter | Neutrum n
    empire of emperor
    empire of emperor
  • (Ober)Herrschaftfeminine | Femininum f
    empire rule literary | literarischliter
    Gewaltfeminine | Femininum f (over überaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    empire rule literary | literarischliter
    empire rule literary | literarischliter
empire
[ˈempai(r)]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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Welt-, KaiserReichs…, Empire
examples
  • Empire
    Empire (den Empirestilor | oder od die Empiretracht betreffend)
    Empire
  • (Welt-, Kaiser)Reichs…, Empire
    empire relating to empire
    empire relating to empire
empire on which the sun never sets
Reich, in dem die Sonne nicht untergeht
empire on which the sun never sets
to build up an empire
ein Reich gründenor | oder od aufbauen
to build up an empire
a province rent from the empire
eine dem Reiche entrissene Provinz
a province rent from the empire
to be born to empire
to be born to empire
Europa muss jedoch damit aufhören, in den Dimensionen des Empires zu denken.
But Europe must avoid talk of the dimensions of empire.
Source: Europarl
The fate of empires and the fall of kings;
The fate of empires and the fall of kings;
Source: Europarl
Genau das wollten die Vertreter des Britischen Empire verhindern.
This was precisely what the British empire-builders had wanted to prevent.
Source: News-Commentary
Der Bau von Finanzimperien trieb die Globalisierung im späten 20. Jahrhundert an.
Financial empire building drove late twentieth-century globalization.
Source: News-Commentary
Was Sie anstreben, ist ein europäisches Imperium, nicht wahr?
What you are all after is a European empire, is it not?
Source: Europarl
Sie werden vom unaufhörlich expandierenden Imperium Europa wärmstens aufgenommen werden.
They will be warmly received by this ever-expanding European empire.
Source: Europarl
Russland mit der Ukraine ist ein unbeherrschbares Imperium.
Russia with Ukraine is an unmanageable empire.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Skeptiker sehen ein Weltreich, das von geborgtem Geld und geborgter Zeit lebt.
Skeptics see an empire living on borrowed money and borrowed time.
Source: News-Commentary
Belarus ist ein Überbleibsel des Sowjetreichs, ein Relikt seines alten Gesellschaftsmodells.
Belarus is left as a remnant of the Soviet empire, a hangover from it in its image.
Source: Europarl
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