English-German translation for "suicide"

"suicide" German translation

suicide
[ˈsjuːisaid; -əsaid; ˈsuː-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Selbstmordmasculine | Maskulinum m
    suicide
    Freitodmasculine | Maskulinum m
    suicide
    suicide
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  • Selbstmörder(in)
    suicide person
    suicide person
  • Selbstmordmasculine | Maskulinum m
    suicide figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Ruinmasculine | Maskulinum m
    suicide figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    suicide figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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suicide
[ˈsjuːisaid; -əsaid; ˈsuː-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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suicide
[ˈsjuːisaid; -əsaid; ˈsuː-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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he came near to committing suicide
er waror | oder od stand kurz vor dem Selbstmord
he came near to committing suicide
a fake suicide attempt
ein vorgetäuschter Selbstmordversuch
a fake suicide attempt
Ich verurteile die Politik der Regierung von Ariel Scharon ebenso wie die Selbstmordattentate.
I condemn the policy of the Sharon Government as well as the suicide attacks.
Source: Europarl
Mohammed wundert sich, wie der Attentäter unbemerkt bleiben konnte
Mohammed wondered how the suicide bomber went unnoticed:
Source: GlobalVoices
Zu den Ursachen zählen Selbstmorde, Drogenkonsum und Alkoholismus.
Among the causes were suicide, drugs, and alcoholism.
Source: News-Commentary
Derartige Erpressungen funktionieren vielleicht bei Selbstmordattentätern.
Such blackmail might work for a suicide bomber.
Source: News-Commentary
Der Syntagma-Selbstmord hätte nie passieren dürfen#greece
The syntagma suicide should never have happened# greece
Source: GlobalVoices
Ich frage mich ernsthaft, was das mit dem Stoppen von Selbstmordanschlägen zu tun haben soll?
I wonder what on earth this has to do with stopping suicide bombing?
Source: Europarl
Noch immer gibt es merkwürdige Selbstmorde von Personen, die in Polizeigewahrsam waren.
There are still strange cases of people committing suicide while in police custody.
Source: Europarl
Religiöse und rechte Gruppen bezeichneten diese Selbstmordattacken als Reaktion auf Dronenangriffe.
Religious and right wing parties called these suicide attacks a reaction to drone attacks.
Source: GlobalVoices
Sie nahm ihn auf, nachdem sein Vater Selbstmord beging und er ganz allein war.
She took him in after his father committed suicide and he was abandoned.
Source: News-Commentary
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