Translation of "shanghai" into German

schanghaien, shanghai, Schleuder are the top translations of "shanghai" into German.

shanghai verb noun grammar

(transitive) To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew. [..]

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  • schanghaien

    verb

    to force or trick into joining a ship

    Shanghaiing is a practice from the mid-19th Northwest United States that consisted of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques.

    Schanghaien ist eine Praktik, die aus den nordwestlichen Vereinigten Staaten der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts stammt und darin bestand, Seeleute unter Gewaltandrohung zwangszurekrutieren.

  • shanghai

    I left Shanghai last year and I've never been back.

    Ich habe Shanghai letztes Jahr verlassen und bin niemals wieder dort gewesen.

  • Schleuder

    noun Noun

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Shanghai noun proper grammar

A port city in China. [..]

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  • Schanghai

    proper neuter

    Chinese city [..]

    His younger brother went to Shanghai the day before yesterday.

    Sein jüngerer Bruder hat sich vorgestern nach Schanghai begeben.

  • Shanghai

    noun neuter

    Stadt in Ost-China im Delta des Jangtsekiang

    I left Shanghai last year and I've never been back.

    Ich habe Shanghai letztes Jahr verlassen und bin niemals wieder dort gewesen.

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