merc

mɜːrk
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Translation of merc from English into German

Noun

1.

military

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soldier hired to fight for money
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  • The merc was paid handsomely for his services.Der Söldner wurde für seine Dienste gut bezahlt.
2.

money-driven person

person primarily motivated by money
geldgierige Person Profitjäger
  • He's just a merc who doesn't care about the cause.Er ist nur ein Profitjäger, dem die Sache egal ist.
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Synonyms and analogies of merc in English

n.mercenarysoldiergreedyMore synonyms

Examples of merc in a sentence

  • A skilled merc can turn the tide of war.
  • The merc demanded a higher fee for the job.
  • She hired a merc to handle the negotiations.

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

Söldner

Donovan's running out on them, the mercs panic.

Donovan geht ihnen aus, die Söldner geraten in Panik.

Claims legitimacy, but he just hires mercs for the highest bidder.

Tut seriös, nimmt aber nur Söldner für den Meistbietenden.

Söldnern

You don't expect these mercs to have any honour, any code.

Man erwartet von diesen Söldnern keine Ehre, keinen Kodex.

I would probably hire mercs to help protect it.

würde ich sie auch von Söldnern beschützen lassen.

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merc: Examples and translations in context

You didn't have to send no mercs to break up my organization.

Du hättest keine Söldner schicken dürfen, um meine Organisation zu zerstören.

Maybe bodyguards, but they look like mercs to me.

Vielleicht Bodyguards, aber sie wirken eher wie Söldner.

Those were skilled mercs with a lot of money behind them.

Das waren erfahrene Söldner, mit viel Geld.

Enemy mercs are worth more than aliens, of course.

Gegnerische Söldner bringen natürlich mehr Punkte als Aliens.

We still got two mercs unaccounted for.

Wir haben noch zwei Söldner. die nicht bekannt sind.

supplying mercs to every dictator with a check book.

die jeden Diktator mit Scheckbuch mit Söldnern versorgt.

We told the mercs we got a tip from the locals.

Wir haben den Söldnern gesagt, dass wir einen Tipp von den Einheimischen bekommen haben.

What do you know about these mercs?

Was weißt du von diesen Söldnern? Wie lange sind sie schon hier?

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