Vocabulary
das
Attentat
/ˈatn̩taːt/· noun· Pl. die Attentate
assassination (attempt); politically motivated attack
Das Attentat — a targeted attack on a person or a crowd, usually with a political motive: in history lessons (das Attentat vom 20. Juli 1944) and in news about terrorism.
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Forms
- Singular
- das Attentat
- Plural
- die Attentate
- Genitiv
- des Attentats
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Attentat
assassination attempt
Der Präsident überlebte das Attentat nur knapp.
The president narrowly survived the assassination attempt.
Word family
Attentatder Attentäterassassin, attackerdie Attentäterinattacker (woman)der Attentatsversuchassassination attempt
Common combinations
- ein Attentat auf jemanden verübento carry out an assassination attempt on someone
- ein Attentat überlebento survive an assassination attempt
- einem Attentat zum Opfer fallento be killed in an assassination
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
der Anschlag
Common learner mistakes
- ein Attentat machenein Attentat verübenAttacks and crimes are verübt (or begangen); machen sounds wrong here.
Real examples
- Das Attentat auf den Oppositionsführer löste landesweite Proteste aus.The assassination attempt on the opposition leader triggered nationwide protests.
- Die Ermittler gehen davon aus, dass der Täter das Attentat monatelang geplant hatte.Investigators assume that the perpetrator had planned the attack for months.
- Der Widerstandskämpfer wurde nach dem gescheiterten Attentat hingerichtet.The resistance fighter was executed after the failed assassination attempt.
