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hawkish

German translation: aggressiv, angriffslustig, kampflustig

11:01 Jun 22, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
English term or phrase: hawkish
Essay über den atomaren Konflikt zwischen Indien und Pakistan

the hawkish pundits, India and Pakistan …
m-svenja
Local time: 12:44
German translation:aggressiv, angriffslustig, kampflustig
Explanation:
Buchstäblich bedeutet es "falkenartig", bezieht sich aber hier auf die Beschreibung von (vor allem amerikanischen) Politikern.
Es gibt entweder "doves = Tauben" oder aber "hawks = Falken", also entweder eine friedliebende oder aggressive/angriffslustige Einstellung.

HTH
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pschmitt
Local time: 11:44
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4 +13aggressiv, angriffslustig, kampflustig
pschmitt
4erzkonservativ oder kriegslüstern
Dirgis (X)


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
aggressiv, angriffslustig, kampflustig


Explanation:
Buchstäblich bedeutet es "falkenartig", bezieht sich aber hier auf die Beschreibung von (vor allem amerikanischen) Politikern.
Es gibt entweder "doves = Tauben" oder aber "hawks = Falken", also entweder eine friedliebende oder aggressive/angriffslustige Einstellung.

HTH


pschmitt
Local time: 11:44
PRO pts in category: 4

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
erzkonservativ oder kriegslüstern


Explanation:
doesn't mean exactly the same thing, but usually, the hawks are the conservative hardliners, and more eager to go to war than the doves. So it might work here in this context

Dirgis (X)
United States
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: German
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