Meaning of krigsmaskineri | Babel Free

Definitions

war machine

neuter, no-plural

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Examples

“Fjenden kunne kun nærme sig fra vest hvor han ville blive presset ind mod tyve romerske legioners dødbringende krigsmaskineri.”

The enemy could only approach from the west, where he would be squeezed in against the deadly war machine of twenty Roman legions.

“Men inden han nåede det, havde præsident Woodrow Wilson hældt grus i Teddys krigsmaskineri.”

But before he could do it, president Woodrow Wilson had poured gravel into Teddy's war machine.

“Vietnamkrigens bundløse krigsmaskineri havde opslugt alle. Min far kom meget tidligt med, mens en gammel kone som min mor ikke kunne bruges til noget.”

The bottomless war machine of the Vietnam war had swallowed up everyone. My father joined very quickly, whereas an old lady like my mother was useless.

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