English-German translation for "missionary"

"missionary" German translation

missionary
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈmiʃənəri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-neri]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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missionarisch, Missions…
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missionary
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈmiʃənəri] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [-neri]noun | Substantiv s

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Missionarin, Glaubensbote Bote, Botin, Gesandter
  • Missionar(in), Glaubensbotemasculine | Maskulinum m, -botinfeminine | Femininum f
    missionary
    missionary
  • Botemasculine | Maskulinum m
    missionary messenger figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Botinfeminine | Femininum f
    missionary messenger figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Gesandte(r)
    missionary messenger figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    missionary messenger figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Eines Tages standen zwei mormonische Missionare vor meiner Tür.
One day, two Mormon missionaries came to my door.
Source: TED
Die Missionarsstellung ist im Tierreich sehr selten.
The missionary position is very rare in the animal kingdom.
Source: TED
Die Missionare zivilisierten die Eingeborenen.
The missionaries civilized the natives.
Source: Tatoeba
Und die Missionare liefen umher, und sammelten die Hyänenscheiße ein.
And what the missionaries would do is, they'd walk around and they'd pick up hyena shit.
Source: TED
Meine Frau war eine Missionarin für diese Gruppe, bevor ich hierher kam.
My wife was a missionary for this group before I came here.
Source: Europarl
Viele irische Missionare sind in diesem Bereich engagiert.
Many Irish missionaries are involved in this work.
Source: Europarl
Gestern wurde in Angola ein 80-jähriger Missionar ermordet.
Yesterday, in Angola, an 80-year-old missionary was murdered.
Source: Europarl
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