taking
dieNounnehmend; das Nehmen
Word details
- German meaning
- Das Festhalten einer oder mehrerer Personen gegen ihren Willen, um politische oder andere Forderungen durchzusetzen.
- English meaning
- hostage-taking
- Synonym
- Entführung
- German example
- Die Geiselnahme dauerte mehrere Stunden.
- English example
- The hostage-taking lasted several hours.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Geiselnahme
- Plural Form
- die Geiselnahmen
Related words
- Überrumpelung
taking by surprise
- Parteinahme
taking sides
- Inbesitznahme
taking possession
- übernehmen
taking over
- Mitschriften
Notetaking
- Bestandsaufnahme
stocktaking
- minutiös
painstaking
- mühsam
painstaking
- sorgfältig
painstaking
- hinreißend
breathtaking
- umwerfend
breathtaking
- langwierig
painstaking
- Unternehmung
undertaking
- Spaziergang
Walk
- Aussichtspunkt
Viewpoint
- Autoreparaturwerkstatt
Car repair shop
- Rasthof
Motorway service area
- Herrlichkeit
Glory
- Inbesitznahme
Taking possession
- Besichtigung
Sightseeing
- Schilderung
depiction
- Kleinmut
Cowardice
- Umschuldung
Debt restructuring refers to taking out a new loan to pay off an existing, often more expensive loan.
- Rundgang
Tour
- Färöer
"Faroe Islands" is an island group in the North Atlantic, which is an autonomous part of Denmark.
- Schildbürgerstreich
Foolish undertaking
- Drahtseilakt
A tightrope walk is an artistic performance in which a person balances on a stretched tightrope.
- Leergutautomat
Reverse vending machine
- Leergut
Leergut refers to empty bottles, cans, or other containers that are returned for reuse or recycling.
- Kurzzug
Short train
- Probefahrt
Test drive
- Wegnahme
Removal, taking away, confiscation
- Klapprad
folding bike
- Kurzurlaub
Short vacation
- Berggipfel
Mountain peak
- Autowerkstatt
Car repair shop
- Sekunda
Tenth grade
- Packungsbeilage
package insert
- Aufsitzerpflanze
An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant without taking nutrients from it.
- Penthaus
Penthouse
- Violinlehrer
Violin teacher
- abheben
to take off
- entfallen
Canceled means that something has been canceled or is not taking place; also: to be forgotten.
- sich gehen lassen
To let oneself go means to stop taking care of one's appearance or health.
- Werkstätte
Workshop
- Wald
forest
- Boot
Boat
- Fahrstuhl
Elevator
- Diebstahl
Theft is the unlawful taking of someone else's property with the intention of appropriating it.
Example sentences with “taking”
Taking photos is fun. (Fotos machen macht Spaß.)
Frequently asked questions
How to translate 'taking'?
Usually use the verb 'nehmen' or phrase it differently.