Sentence examples of "Opfer" in German with translation "victim"

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Sie war Opfer häuslicher Gewalt. She was the victim of domestic violence.
Wie viele Opfer gab es? How many victims were there?
Das Opfer wurde von Hunden verstümmelt. The victim was crippled by dogs.
Der Feuerwehrmann half dem Opfer des Autounfalls. The firefighter helped the car-accident victim.
Tom ist das Opfer eines schrecklichen Verbrechens. Tom is the victim of a terrible crime.
Er wurde ein Opfer seines eigenen Ehrgeizes. He fell a victim to his own ambition.
Das angeschossene Opfer ist gerade noch am Leben. The shooting victim is alive, but just barely.
Der Einbrecher bedrohte das Opfer mit seiner Pistole. The burglar pointed his gun at the victim.
Junge Männer neigen dazu, Opfer ihrer eigenen Gier zu werden. Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.
Die Opfer des Hurrikans erhielten finanzielle Unterstützung von der Regierung. Victims of the hurricane received financial aid from the government.
Die Opfer haben ein Recht darauf, für ihre Verletzungen entschädigt zu werden. The victims are entitled to compensation for their injuries.
Es gehört zu den Klischees jedes Krimis, dass das Opfer natürlich "mit einem stumpfen Gegenstand" erschlagen wurde. One of the clichés of each detective story is that the victim has obviously been hit "with a blunt object".
Als er das Gesicht seiner Frau mit grünen Scheiben bedeckt sah, erlitt er einen Schlaganfall. Noch ein Opfer der Mördergurke! Seeing the face of his wife covered in green spots, he had a heart attack. Yet another victim of the killer cucumber!
Ich traue dem, was Mathäus, Markus, Lukas und Johannes sagten, und wenn ich jemals ein Opfer werde in einem Autounfall, wäre ich sehr glücklich, wenn sie meine Zeugen wären. I trust what Matthew, Mark, Luke and John said, and if I were ever the victim in a car accident I'd be very happy if they were my witnesses.
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