Security Threats Flashcards

1
Q

Ein Flugzeug entführen

A

to hijack a plane

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2
Q

Gebäude sprengen

A

to blow buildings up

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3
Q

unschuldige töten

A

to kill innocent people

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4
Q

Leute als Geisel nehmen

A

to take people hostage

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5
Q

selbstmordanschlag

A

to carrie out a suicide attack

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6
Q

verzweifelt

A

desperate

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7
Q

Religiöse Überzeugung

A

religious beliefs

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8
Q

Armut

A

poverty

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9
Q

Mangel an Bildung

A

lack of education

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10
Q

Analphabeten

A

illiterate

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11
Q

an etwas leiden

A

to suffer from sth

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12
Q

Verhängung eines Verbots

A

imposing a ban on sth.

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13
Q

etwas beitragen

A

to contribute to sth.

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14
Q

ein Ziel erreichen

A

to achieve an aim

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15
Q

Einschüchterung

A

intimidation

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16
Q

inländischer Terrorist

A

homegrown terrorist

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17
Q

einen Terrorakt verüben

A

to commit an act of terrorism

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18
Q

Krieg führen

A

to wage war

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19
Q

sich einer Sache beugen

A

to give in to sth

20
Q

Forderung

21
Q

eine Regierung stürzen

A

to overthrow a gouvernment

22
Q

Mordanschlag

A

assassination

23
Q

etw. finanzieren

A

to fund sth.

24
Q

untergraben

A

to undermine

25
unvorhersehbar
unpredictable
26
etwas anpassen
to adapt **to**
27
betrachten
considered
28
Schwelle
threshold
29
beschuldigen
to blame
30
Auslöser
trigger
31
(aus)nutzen
to exploid
32
stören
to disrupt
33
lahmlegen
to cripple
34
Schwachstelle
flaws
35
abwehren zurückstoßen, zurückweisen, abstoßen
to repel
36
verbreiten
to spread
37
eingreifen
intervene
38
sähen
sow
39
erzwingen
to force
40
Flüchtlingswelle
waves of refugees
41
anreize
incentives
42
Chaos/ Verwüstung
havoc
43
rechtfertigen
justify
44
Antwort
response
45
Wiederstandsfähigkeit
resilience