English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word extortion
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
extortion (exaction) | Erpressung | |
extortion (blackmail) | Erpressung | |
| (wrest; wring; enforce) | erzwingen | |
🔗 And Trump tainted Ukrainian democracy himself, seeking to extort president Volodymyr Zelensʹkyj into announcing an investigation into his then‐Democratic rival, Biden—an abuse of power that earned him the first of his historic two impeachments. | ||
| English | German |
|---|---|
| extortion | ⇆ Erpressung |
| extort | ⇆ erpressen |
| extortionate | ⇆ erpresserisch; ⇆ überhöht |