English-German translation for "maim"

"maim" German translation

maim
[meim]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • verstümmeln, entstellen
    maim text figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    maim text figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
maim
[meim]noun | Substantiv s

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Sie würden unsere Soldaten jedoch nicht töten und verstümmeln, wären diese nicht dort im Einsatz.
However, they would not be killing and maiming our troops if our troops were not deployed there.
Source: Europarl
Sie alle töten und verstümmeln unsere Soldaten in Afghanistan, wofür sie zu Recht verhasst sind.
They are also killing and maiming our troops in Afghanistan, for which they are quite rightly hated.
Source: Europarl
Sie sind gegen Menschen gerichtet mit dem Zweck, sie zu töten oder zu verstümmeln.
They are directed against people, with the aim of killing or maiming them.
Source: Europarl
Berichte über Folter, Verstümmelung und selbst Mord häufen sich zu sehr, um sie vom Tisch zu kehren.
Reports of torture, maiming and even killings are too systematic to be ignored.
Source: Europarl
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