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Angreifen - translation, pronunciation and examples

angreifen
[ˈaŋˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]

attack

🇩🇪 German
[ˈaŋˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Meaning of angreifen

To try to harm someone or something.

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation[ˈaŋˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
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How important is this wordoften
attack

When to use angreifen

attack a city

eine Stadt angreifen

attack the enemy

den Feind angreifen

attack a target

ein Ziel angreifen

attack from behind

von hinten angreifen

attack suddenly

plötzlich angreifen

angreifen usage examples

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Der Hund könnte das andere Tier angreifen.

🇮🇹Italian🇩🇪German

Die Soldaten werden nicht angreifen.

Similar words

angreifen

Often used in formal or military contexts; denotes an organized attack on a position or opponent.

bekämpfen

To fight or combat something (disease, problem, phenomenon); often denotes systematic or political struggle rather than direct physical attack.

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What's the difference between angreifen / bekämpfen

🇩🇪German
angreifen

Often used in formal or military contexts; denotes an organized attack on a position or opponent.

B1Often

Die Soldaten attackierten die feindliche Stellung bei Morgengrauen.

Солдаты атаковали вражескую позицию на рассвете.

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🇩🇪German
bekämpfen

To fight or combat something (disease, problem, phenomenon); often denotes systematic or political struggle rather than direct physical attack.

B1Very Often

Die Regierung versucht, die Korruption zu bekämpfen.

Правительство пытается бороться с коррупцией.

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angreifen translation: attack. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce angreifen

[ˈaŋˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]

angreifen translation

attack

angreifen examples

Der Hund könnte das andere Tier angreifen.

angreifen transcription

[ˈaŋˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]

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angreifen meaning: what does it mean?

versuchen, jemandem, einem Tier oder etwas Schaden zuzufügen

angreifen pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

angreifen is pronounced as [ˈaŋˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

angreifen definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Der Hund könnte das andere Tier angreifen. Translation: Собака может напасть на другое животное.

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