Was heißt »Hin­ter­halt« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv »Hin­ter­halt« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • ambush
  • ambuscade
  • reserve
  • backing
  • moral support (moral)
  • support
  • ulterior motive

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Es ist ein Hinterhalt!

It's an ambush!

Tom wurde in einem Hinterhalt getötet.

Tom was killed in an ambush.

Der Trupp geriet in einen Hinterhalt und suchte Deckung.

The squadron encountered an ambush and scrambled for coverage.

Das ist der perfekte Ort für einen Hinterhalt.

It's the perfect place for an ambush.

Synonyme

Fal­le:
trap
Hin­ter­ge­dan­ke:
hidden agenda
Über­fall:
holdup
raid
Zu­rück­hal­tung:
aloofness
restraint
reticence
self-effacement

Sinnverwandte Wörter

Ab­stand:
distance
interval
An­leh­nung:
adoption
borrowing
dependence
reliance
Bei­stand:
aid
assistance
Dis­kre­ti­on:
discretion
Di­s­tanz:
distance
Fein­ge­fühl:
delicacy
sensitivity
tact
Fes­tig­keit:
rigidity
solidity
ge­ho­ben:
cheerful
elevated
exalted
festive
in the mood
lifted
luxurious
sublime
upmarket
upscale
Halt:
stop
Hil­fe:
help
Re­ser­ve:
backup
buffer
Selbst­be­herr­schung:
composure
self-command
self-control
self-mastery
self-possession
self-restraint
Si­cher­heit:
certainty
safety
security
surety
Skep­sis:
skepticism
Stüt­ze:
pillar
Takt:
bar
ver­al­tet:
dated
obsolete

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Which football team do you support?

  • I don't want the team I support to be relegated to the second division.

  • But you know, he had an ulterior motive.

  • He's got a big family to support.

  • He has a big family to support.

  • Even when they go bankrupt, large corporations get support from the state.

  • On my desk is a rubber duck that I sometimes ask for technical support. Of course, it can't answer, but the process of explaining the problem often helps me find a solution.

  • I have to make enough money to support my family.

  • Will we support the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe?

  • The beams, held up by the columns, support and distribute the weight.

  • Do you support the death penalty?

  • Tom isn't earning enough to support a family.

  • They needed support to do this work.

  • Submission requires moral courage.

  • The author presents his opinion with the results of scientific research which support it.

  • Don't count on his support.

  • We support our team.

  • Win, lose, or draw, fans support their team.

  • The Statue of Liberty reflects one of America’s oldest alliances, consolidated in 1778 with France’s support of America’s revolution against Britain.

  • Bad people sometimes support good things for the wrong reason.

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Hinterhalt. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: Hinterhalt. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1724021, 2825947, 2897030, 3794713, 11390205, 11215838, 11144759, 11097717, 11097716, 11063945, 10792089, 10697813, 10642391, 10612104, 10605855, 10470801, 10306131, 10286373, 10278270, 10268678, 10171124, 10171122, 10152091 & 10025567. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR