violence

violence
noun, no pl.
1) (intensity, force) Heftigkeit, die; (of blow, waterfall) Wucht, die; (of temper) Ungestüm, das; (of contrast) Krassheit, die
2) (brutality) Gewalt, die; (at public event) Gewalttätigkeiten

by or with violence — mit Gewalt

resort to or use violence — Gewalt anwenden

3) (Law) Gewalt, die

threaten somebody with violence — jemandem Gewalt androhen

act/crime of violence — Gewalttat, die/Gewaltverbrechen, das

robbery with violence — [bewaffneter] Raubüberfall

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noun (great roughness and force, often causing severe physical injury or damage: I was amazed at the violence of his temper; She was terrified by the violence of the storm.) die Heftigkeit
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vio·lence
[ˈvaɪələn(t)s]
n no pl
1. (behaviour) Gewalt f, Gewalttätigkeit f (against gegen +akk)
\violence erupted in the crowd during the second half of the match während der zweiten Hälfte des Spieles kam es zu Gewalttätigkeiten
act of \violence Gewalttat f
robbery with \violence bewaffneter Raubüberfall
domestic \violence Gewalt f in der Familie
to use \violence against sb Gewalt gegen jdn anwenden
2. (force) Heftigkeit f
we were all surprised at the \violence of his anger wir waren alle vom Ungestüm seines Zorns überrascht
\violence of a storm Heftigkeit f eines Sturms
3. (fig)
to do \violence to sth etw dat Gewalt antun
4. CHEM Brisanz f
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['vaɪələns]
n
1) (= forcefulness, strength) Heftigkeit f; (of protest) Schärfe f, Heftigkeit f; (of speech also) Leidenschaftlichkeit f

the violence of the contrast — der krasse Gegensatz

the violence of his temper — sein jähzorniges Temperament, seine Jähzornigkeit

2) (= brutality) Gewalt f; (of people) Gewalttätigkeit f; (of actions) Brutalität f

the violence of his nature — seine gewalttätige Art

crime of violence — Gewaltverbrechen nt

act of violence — Gewalttat f

robbery with violence — Raubüberfall m

an increase in violence — eine Zunahme der Gewalttätigkeit

to use violence against sb — Gewalt gegen jdn anwenden

was there any violence? — kam es zu Gewalttätigkeiten?

outbreak of violence — Ausbruch m von Gewalttätigkeiten

3) (fig)

to do violence to sth —

it does violence to the human spirit — das vergewaltigt den gesunden Menschenverstand

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violence [ˈvaıələns] s
1. Gewalt(tätigkeit) f: → academic.ru/571/act">act A 1
2. Gewalttätigkeit(en) f(pl), Gewaltsamkeit(en) f(pl)
3. JUR Gewalt(tat, -anwendung) f:
die by violence eines gewaltsamen Todes sterben; → robbery 1
4. Verletzung f, Schändung f:
do violence to Gewalt antun (dat), eine Sprache etc vergewaltigen, jemandes Gefühle etc verletzen, etwas Heiliges etc entweihen, schänden
5. Heftigkeit f, Hitzigkeit f:
with violence heftig, hitzig
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noun, no pl.
1) (intensity, force) Heftigkeit, die; (of blow, waterfall) Wucht, die; (of temper) Ungestüm, das; (of contrast) Krassheit, die
2) (brutality) Gewalt, die; (at public event) Gewalttätigkeiten

by or with violence — mit Gewalt

resort to or use violence — Gewalt anwenden

3) (Law) Gewalt, die

threaten somebody with violence — jemandem Gewalt androhen

act/crime of violence — Gewalttat, die/Gewaltverbrechen, das

robbery with violence — [bewaffneter] Raubüberfall

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n.
Gewalt -en f.
Gewalttätigkeit f.
Heftigkeit f.
Ungestüm -e m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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