Dunkirk

dʌnˈkɜrk
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Translation of Dunkirk into German

Noun

1.

evacuation

UKmass sea rescue of stranded soldiers during 1940 warUK
Evakuierung von Dünkirchen
  • The Dunkirk evacuation saved many lives.Die Evakuierung von Dünkirchen rettete viele Leben.
2.

movie

TMfilm about the 1940 evacuation of Allied troopsTM
Film Dunkirk
  • We watched the Dunkirk movie last night.Wir haben uns gestern Abend den Film Dunkirk angesehen.
3.

French town

town in northern France, site of WWII evacuation
Dünkirchen
  • Dunkirk was pivotal during World War II.Dünkirchen war im Zweiten Weltkrieg entscheidend.
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Expressions with Dunkirk: examples in English and translations in German

Dunkirk spiritn.
Geist von Dünkirchen
The team showed real Dunkirk spirit during the crisis.

Synonyms and analogies of Dunkirk in English

n.evacuationrescuefilmmovieDunkerqueMore synonyms

Examples of Dunkirk in a sentence

  • Many books detail the Dunkirk operation.
  • Dunkirk received several awards for its cinematography.
  • The history class analyzed Dunkirk for its strategic elements.
  • We visited Dunkirk on our trip to France.
  • Dunkirk is known for its historical significance.

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

Noun
dasDünkirchennn.

Carnival of Dunkirk, with colorful bands and a unique atmosphere.

Karneval von Dünkirchen, mit bunten Bändern und eine einzigartige Atmosphäre.

We were half a day's march from the beaches at Dunkirk.

Wir waren einen halben Tagesmarsch vor Dünkirchen.

Morel, a country doctor who works for the Dunkirk hospital.

Morel, ein Landarzt beim Krankenhaus Dünkirchen.

Today, the Dunkirk of the stories we wrote.

Heute, dem Dünkirchen von den Geschichten, die wir geschrieben haben.

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Dunkirk: Examples and translations in context

Dunkerque Promotion supports the development projects of all companies in the Dunkirk area.

Dunkerque Promotion betreut die Wachstumspläne aller Unternehmen in der Region Dünkirchen.

I'll be in Dunkirk early on Sunday to vote.

Ich muss am Sonntag zur Wahl nach Dünkirchen.

The part of the meridian was selected from Barcelona to Dunkirk.

Man wählte das Teilstück des Meridians von Barcelona nach Dünkirchen aus.

The ports of Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne were transformed into fortresses.

Die Häfen von Dünkirchen, Calais und Boulogne wurden in Festungen verwandelt.

Showing the coast line from Nieuport over Dunkirk to Calais.

Zeigt die Küstenregion von Nieuwpoort über Dünkirchen bis Calais.

We put Southwest Course and go erstmal onto Dunkirk to.

Wir setzen Südwestlichen Kurs und fahren erstmal auf Dünkirchen zu.

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dunkfest dunking Dunkirk spirit dunlin
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