partisan

ˈpɑrtəzən
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Translation of partisan into German,

Adjective

1.

biased support

strongly supporting a specific cause or group
  • His partisan views often influenced his decisions.Seine parteiischen Ansichten beeinflussten oft seine Entscheidungen
2.

one-sided

excessively devoted to one side or faction
  • His partisan attitude prevented him from seeing the other side.Seine parteiische Haltung hinderte ihn daran, die andere Seite zu sehen.

Noun

1.

military resistance

member of a group fighting secretly against an occupying force
  • During the war, partisans carried out guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines..Während des Krieges führten Partisanen Guerillaangriffe hinter den feindlichen Linien durch
2.

politics

strong supporter of a party or cause
  • She is a partisan of the environmental movement.Sie ist eine Anhängerin der Umweltbewegung.
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Expressions with partisan: examples in English and translations in German

Parteipolitik
The debate turned into pure partisan politics instead of serious policy discussion.
Partisanenkämpfe
Guerillakrieg
Partisan warfare was common during World War II.

Synonyms and analogies of partisan in English

Examples of partisan in a sentence

  • The article was criticized for its partisan perspective.
  • Her partisan views made discussions difficult.
  • The newspaper's partisan reporting was evident.
  • The partisan hid in the forest, planning the next move.
  • Partisans often relied on local support for supplies.
  • The partisan attended every rally for the campaign.

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

Noun
derPartisannm.

But you must earn the right to be called a true partisan.

Aber man muss sich das Recht verdienen sich Partisan nennen zu dürfen.

diePartisanenf.

My Italian grandfather fought as a partisan to liberate Italy from fascism.

Mein italienischer Großvater kämpfte als Partisane für die Befreiung Italiens vom Faschismus.

diePartisaninnf.

Suddenly a partisan came up to me and shoved my baby carriage away from me.

Da kam plötzlich eine Partisanin auf mich zu und stieß meinen Kinderwagen von mir weg.

Adjective
parteiischadj.

We warn against a partisan emotional approach to this decades-old conflict.

Wir warnen vor einer parteiisch emotionalen Vorgehensweise bei diesem Jahrzehnte alten Konflikt.

parteipolitischeadj.

Behind this are the politicians with their flawed partisan political decisions.

Hinter dieser stehen Politiker und parteipolitische Entscheidungen, die fehlerhaft sind.

parteilichadj.

Based on the principle of helping people to help themselves, they are accompanied by feminist, partisan staff.

Sie werden nach dem Grundsatz der Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe feministisch, parteilich begleitet.

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partisan: Examples and translations in context

I became a partisan and I fought against the fascists.

Ich wurde Partisan und kämpfte gegen die Faschisten.

At worst I'll go up to the 'partisan'.

Im schlimmsten Fall gehe ich hoch ins "Partisan".

Our dad was also a partisan in that area.

Unser Vater war damals ebenfalls ein Partisan in diesem Gebiet.

His attitude was very "partisan", not to say impolite.

Sein Verhalten war sehr "Partisan", um nicht unhöflich zu sagen.

The young partisan did not lose his head and immediately threw a grenade into it.

Der junge Partisan verlor nicht den Kopf und warf sofort eine Granate hinein.

The partisan ceases to be merely defensive.

Der Partisan hört dann auf, wesentlich defensiv zu sein.

For every partisan we killed, we made ten more.

Für jeden so getöteten Partisanen haben wir zehn weitere erschaffen.

We both would have learned all partisan offensives by heart.

Wir alle lernten die Offensiven der Partisanen auswendig.

See also:

partisan politicspartisan warfare
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