English-German translation for "minefield"

"minefield" German translation

minefield
noun | Substantiv s

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  • Minenfeldneuter | Neutrum n, -sperrefeminine | Femininum f
    minefield military term | Militär, militärischMIL
    minefield military term | Militär, militärischMIL
  • gefährliches Terrain, Minenfeldneuter | Neutrum n
    minefield figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    minefield figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Manche Wahllokale lagen in der Nähe von Friedhöfen, Erschießungsmauern oder in Minenfeldern.
Some polling stations were situated near graveyards, near killing walls or in minefields.
Source: Europarl
Arbeiter mussten als menschliche Spürhunde durch vermintes Gebiet laufen.
Workers had to walk like human tracker dogs through minefields.
Source: Europarl
Ihre Erbschaft besteht in einem Minenfeld.
You have inherited a minefield.
Source: Europarl
Auch heute noch wird Zypern durch eine Mauer, durch Stacheldraht und Minenfelder geteilt.
Even today, Cyprus is divided by a wall, by barbed wire, and by minefields.
Source: Europarl
Ein Beispiel ist der Iran, wo Kinder als Boten in Minenfeldern eingesetzt wurden.
One example is Iran, where children were used as messengers in minefields.
Source: Europarl
Die Idee ist zwar verführerisch, in einigen Ländern jedoch ein juristisches Minenfeld.
It is a tempting idea, but it is a legal minefield in a number of countries.
Source: Europarl
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