commandeer

ˌkɒmənˈdɪə
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Translation of commandeer from English into Dutch

Verb

tr.
1.

force

take control of something by force
  • Protesters tried to commandeer the stage during the event.Demonstranten probeerden het podium tijdens het evenement te kapen.
2.

military

seize for military use or service
  • The army decided to commandeer local vehicles for transport.Het leger besloot lokale voertuigen te vorderen voor transport.
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Synonyms and analogies of commandeer in English

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Examples of commandeer in a sentence

  • Pirates attempted to commandeer the merchant ship at sea.
  • The general decided to commandeer the farmer's barn for supplies.
  • During the war, they had to commandeer civilian homes for the troops.

Translations of "commandeer" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
vorderenv.

During the conflict, it became necessary to commandeer abandoned vehicles for evacuation.

Tijdens het conflict was het noodzakelijk verlaten voertuigen te vorderen voor de evacuatie.

kapenv.

Protesters attempted to commandeer the municipal bus to voice their demands.

De demonstranten probeerden de stadsbus te kapen om hun eisen kracht bij te zetten.

in beslag nemenv.

You're lucky we just don't commandeer what we need.

Je hebt geluk dat we niet alles in beslag nemen.

opeisenv.

There are areas of our life which commandeer and squander our available magical energy.

Er zijn onderdelen van ons leven die onze magische energie opeisen en verspillen.

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Other translations for commandeer:

  • overmeesterenv.
  • opvorderen

commandeer: Examples and translations in context

Thought it would be a good idea to commandeer a vehicle.

Dacht dat het een goed idee was een voertuig te vorderen.

I guess it's friendlier than if I commandeer your vehicle.

Ik denk dat 't vriendelijker is je wagen te vorderen.

Thought it would be a good idea to commandeer a vehicle.

Dacht dat het een goed idee was een voertuig te vorderen.

I guess it's friendlier than if I commandeer your vehicle.

Ik denk dat 't vriendelijker is je wagen te vorderen.

He had no choice but to commandeer a car when his own vehicle broke down.

Hij had geen andere keus dan een auto te kapen toen zijn eigen wagen het begaf.

I can't commandeer a prison bus full of convicts and armed guards.

Ik kan geen cellenbus vol misdadigers en bewapende bewakers kapen.

The fleet is trying to commandeer our systems.

De vloot tracht onze systemen te kapen.

The thieves planned to commandeer the armored truck but were caught in the act.

De dieven waren van plan de gepantserde wagen te kapen, maar werden op heterdaad betrapt.

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