Skandal

Related words

• Skandalartikel

  Scandal article

• Blätterwald

  Jungle of newspapers

• Exklusivbericht

  Exclusive report

• Exklusivmeldung

  Exclusive report

• Spindoktorin

  A spin doctor is a person who is hired to influence public opinion, often in a political context.

• Lebensmittelskandal

  Food scandal

• Kälbermastskandal

  A veal fattening scandal is a scandal involving unethical or illegal practices in veal fattening, often related to animal cruelty and unsanitary conditions.

• aufdecken

  To uncover

• bloßlegen

  To expose means to uncover something hidden or secret.

• an einem seidenen Faden hängen

  To hang by a thread

• etwas unter den Teppich kehren

  To sweep something under the rug

• in Ungnade fallen

  To fall from grace

• ins Visier geraten

  to come under fire

• Eklat

  scandal, controversy

• Rücktritt

  Resignation

• Misskredit

  Disrepute

• Contergan

  Thalidomide

• Skandalnudel

  Scandalmonger

• Halsbandaffäre

  Affair of the Diamond Necklace

• Durchsickerung

  Leakage

• Whistleblower

  A whistleblower is a person who reports illegal or unethical activities within an organization to the public or to the relevant authorities.

• Verruf

  Disrepute

• Boulevardblatt

  Tabloid

• beleuchten

  To illuminate, to shed light on

• seinen Hut nehmen

  To resign

• ausleuchten

  to illuminate, to investigate thoroughly

• etwas zu Tage fördern

  To bring something to light means to discover, reveal, or expose something that was previously hidden or unknown.

• den Hut nehmen

  To resign, to step down

• investigativ

  Investigative

• Boulevardpresse

  Tabloid press

• Sexaffäre

  A sex affair is a sexual relationship between two people, at least one of whom is in a committed relationship or marriage. It's a colloquial term for infidelity or an extramarital affair.

• Aufsehen

  sensation

• Ungnade

  Disgrace means that someone is no longer valued or favored, often due to misconduct or poor decisions.

• Vertuschung

  Cover-up is the deliberate concealment of wrongdoing or crimes.

• Leumund

  Reputation

• Schattendasein

  A life lived in obscurity, away from public attention or recognition.

• Parteiausschluß

  Party expulsion

• Parteiausschluss

  Party expulsion refers to the formal exclusion of a member from a political party.

• herunterspielen

  To downplay, to play down

• etwas an den Tag legen

  To reveal something

• unter den Teppich kehren

  To sweep under the rug

• demissionieren

  to resign

• in Sack und Asche gehen

  To eat humble pie

• rehabilitieren

  Rehabilitate

• skandalös

  Scandalous

• ungeheuerlich

  Outrageous means shocking, scandalous, or preposterous.

• himmelschreiend

  Outrageous, egregious

• skandalträchtig

  Scandalous