German-English translation for "Offensive"

"Offensive" English translation

Offensive
[ɔfɛnˈziːvə]Femininum | feminine f <Offensive; Offensiven>

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offensive, forwards, offense
  • offensive
    Offensive besonders Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Sport | sportsSPORT
    Offensive besonders Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Sport | sportsSPORT
  • forwardsPlural | plural pl
    Offensive Sport | sportsSPORT Offensivabteilung
    Offensive Sport | sportsSPORT Offensivabteilung
  • offense
    Offensive in Football besonders Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Sport | sportsSPORT
    Offensive in Football besonders Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Sport | sportsSPORT
examples
  • die Offensive ergreifen
    to go on the offensive
    die Offensive ergreifen
  • in der Offensive sein
    to be on the offensive
    in der Offensive sein
  • zur Offensive übergehen Militär, militärisch | military termMIL
    to switch to offensive operations, to go on the offensive
    zur Offensive übergehen Militär, militärisch | military termMIL
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aus der Defensive in die (oder | orod zur) Offensive übergehen
to go on the offensive
aus der Defensive in die (oder | orod zur) Offensive übergehen
Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.
Das Leben ist eine Offensive gegen den sich ständig wiederholenden Mechanismus des Universums.
Source: Tatoeba
The police conducted an offensive against some drug dealers.
Die Polizei startete eine Offensive gegen einige Drogendealer.
Source: Tatoeba
Commissioner, this offensive must be stopped in its tracks.
Herr Kommissar, diese Offensive muß nachdrücklich gestoppt werden.
Source: Europarl
The result is that instead of taking the offensive we give in to them.
Anstatt also in die Offensive zu gehen, unterwirft man sich.
Source: Europarl
Several soldiers were injured in the offensive.
Mehrere Soldaten wurden bei der Offensive verletzt.
Source: Tatoeba
For the rest, we need a largescale offensive to promote teleworking.
Im übrigen brauchen wir eine große Offensive zugunsten der Telearbeit.
Source: Europarl
Everybody wins from such an assault on poverty.
Bei einer solchen Offensive gegen die Armut ist jeder der Gewinner.
Source: Europarl
It is high time that we made progress- by creating a confidence offensive.
Wir müssen endlich vorankommen, indem wir eine Offensive des Vertrauens schaffen.
Source: Europarl
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