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

A

demand

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
Q

unvorhersehbar

A

unpredictable

26
Q

etwas anpassen

A

to adapt to

27
Q

betrachten

A

considered

28
Q

Schwelle

A

threshold

29
Q

beschuldigen

A

to blame

30
Q

Auslöser

A

trigger

31
Q

(aus)nutzen

A

to exploid

32
Q

stören

A

to disrupt

33
Q

lahmlegen

A

to cripple

34
Q

Schwachstelle

A

flaws

35
Q

abwehren
zurückstoßen, zurückweisen, abstoßen

A

to repel

36
Q

verbreiten

A

to spread

37
Q

eingreifen

A

intervene

38
Q

sähen

A

sow

39
Q

erzwingen

A

to force

40
Q

Flüchtlingswelle

A

waves of refugees

41
Q

anreize

A

incentives

42
Q

Chaos/ Verwüstung

A

havoc

43
Q

rechtfertigen

A

justify

44
Q

Antwort

A

response

45
Q

Wiederstandsfähigkeit

A

resilience