decimated

ˈdɛsɪmeɪtɪd
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Translation of decimated into German

Adjective

1.

reduction

reduced significantly in number or size
  • The population was decimated after the epidemic.Die Bevölkerung wurde nach der Epidemie deutlich reduziert.
2.

damage

severely damaged or destroyed
  • The forest was decimated by the wildfire.Der Wald wurde durch das Feuer schwer beschädigt.
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Synonyms and analogies of decimated in English

Examples of decimated in a sentence

  • The army was decimated in the fierce battle.
  • The town was decimated by the hurricane.
  • The crops were decimated by the locusts.
decimate
ˈdɛsɪˌmeɪt
Verb
tr.
1.

conflict

devastate or destroy a large part of something
  • The hurricane decimated the coastal town.Der Hurrikan verwüstete die Küstenstadt.
2.

reduction

drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of something
schwächen dezimieren
  • The team was decimated by injuries..Das Team wurde durch Verletzungen geschwächt
3.

history

Dated
destroy or remove one-tenth of something
Dated
  • The Roman army would decimate rebellious troops.Die römische Armee dezimierte rebellische Truppen.

Expressions with decimate: examples in English and translations in German

die Bevölkerung reduzieren
die Bevölkerung verringern
War can decimate the population of a country in a short time.

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

Adjective / Participle
dezimiertpp.

The team was decimated, leaving only a few players to continue.

Die Mannschaft wurde dezimiert, sodass nur noch wenige Spieler übrig blieben.

The population was decimated, destroyed homes, buildings and bridges.

Die Bevölkerung wurde dezimiert, Häuser, Bauwerke und Brücken zerstört.

vernichtetpp.

In just a few years, climate change decimated polar bear habitats.

In nur wenigen Jahren hat der Klimawandel die Lebensräume der Eisbären vernichtet.

More than half their forces are decimated by the corrupt magics of the dark elves.

Mehr als die Hälfte ihrer Kräfte wird durch die dämonische Magie der Dunkelelfen vernichtet.

ausgerottetpp.

The Ona were decimated after gold was found in their territory, in 1880.

Die Ona wurden ausgerottet, nachdem 1880 in ihrem Gebiet Gold gefunden wurde.

Intensive hunting of European Wildcats decimated their populations in Germany 150 years ago.

Durch intensive Bejagung war die Europäische Wildkatze vor 150 Jahren in Deutschland ausgerottet.

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decimated: Examples and translations in context

Wildlife in the area has been decimated by excessive hunting.

Die Tierwelt in der Region wurde durch übermäßige Jagd stark dezimiert.

The population of the once-thriving species has been decimated by pollution.

Die Population der einst blühenden Art wurde durch Umweltverschmutzung stark dezimiert.

Armies would be enhanced or decimated by spell and rune alike.

Armeen wurden von Runen und Zaubern entweder aufgewertet oder dezimiert.

Our military and our police were decimated with the vanishings.

Unser Militär und unsere Polizei wurden durch das Verschwinden dezimiert.

Had it decimated your cows, no one would've batted an eyelid.

Hätte es nur eure Kühe dezimiert, hätte niemand mit der Wimper gezuckt.

The winter hunting seasons decimated whole packs.

In der Winterjagdsaison wurden ganze Rudel vernichtet.

Yet by the end of the civil war the workers had lost power because, as a class, they had been decimated.

Doch am Ende des Bürgerkriegs hatten die Arbeiter an Macht verloren, weil sie als Klasse vernichtet worden waren.

anyone who sided with us was decimated in the cruelest of fashions.

Wer sich auf unsere Seite stellte, wurde grausam vernichtet.

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