Vocabulary
das
Regime
/ʁeˈʒiːm/· noun· Pl. die Regime
regime (usually an authoritarian government)
Das Regime — a government, usually an undemocratic one, in foreign news (ein autoritäres Regime, das Regime stürzen); pronounced the French way, with a soft "sch" and no final -e.
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- Singular
- das Regime
- Plural
- die Regime
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- des Regimes
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Regime
regime
Das Regime ließ die Proteste mit Gewalt niederschlagen.
The regime had the protests violently suppressed.
Word family
Regimeder Regimekritikerdissidentder Regimewechselregime changeregierento govern
Common combinations
- ein autoritäres Regimean authoritarian regime
- das Regime stürzento overthrow the regime
- unter dem Regimeunder the regime
Common learner mistakes
- [reˈɡiːmə] (mit hartem g)[ʁeˈʒiːm]Regime comes from French: the g is a soft "sch" sound and the final -e is silent.
Real examples
- Viele Journalisten, die das Regime kritisiert hatten, mussten ins Ausland fliehen.Many journalists who had criticised the regime had to flee abroad.
- Nach dem Sturz des Regimes hofften die Menschen endlich auf freie Wahlen.After the fall of the regime, people hoped for free elections at last.
- Die EU hat neue Sanktionen gegen das Regime verhängt, weil es Oppositionelle verhaften ließ.The EU has imposed new sanctions on the regime because it had opposition members arrested.
