English-German translation for "macabre"

"macabre" German translation

macabre
[məˈkɑːbr; -bə(r)], also | aucha. macaber [-bə(r)]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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gruselig, grausig, grauenhaft, schrecklich makaber, Toten…, totenähnlich
  • makaber, Toten…, totenähnlich
    macabre connected with death
    macabre connected with death
  • macabre syn vgl. → see „ghastly“
    macabre syn vgl. → see „ghastly“
a touch of the macabre
ein Stich ins Makabre
a touch of the macabre
Wir haben die makabren Einzelheiten tagelang voller Bestürzung verfolgt.
For days now we have watched in horror as these macabre events have unfolded.
Source: Europarl
Der Westen kann nicht bloß als passiver Beobachter dieser grausamen Taten dastehen.
The West cannot simply be a passive observer of such macabre acts.
Source: Europarl
Das ist ziemlich makaber, denn wir haben so viele Piloten verloren.
That's a macabre comment because we lost a lot of pilots.
Source: TED
Das heißt nicht, dass sich Israel mit der makabren Arithmetik des Blutvergießens trösten soll.
This is not to say that Israel should be consoled by the macabre arithmetic of bloodshed.
Source: News-Commentary
Leider gibt es hier einen makabren Hintergrund.
Unfortunately, there is a macabre background to that.
Source: Europarl
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