English-German translation for "press gang"

"press gang" German translation

press gang
noun | Substantiv s

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Presspatrouille
  • Presspatrouillefeminine | Femininum f (zur gewaltsamen Erfassung von Seeleuten)
    press gang nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF history | GeschichteHIST
    press gang nautical | Nautik/SchifffahrtSCHIFF history | GeschichteHIST

"press-gang" German translation

press-gang
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t especially | besondersbesonders British English | britisches EnglischBr familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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jemanden drängen...
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  • to press-gangsomebody | jemand sb into (doing)something | etwas sth
    jemanden drängen,something | etwas etwas zu tun
    to press-gangsomebody | jemand sb into (doing)something | etwas sth

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