Translations for „sabre-rattling“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈsa·bre-rat·tling N pej

sabre-rattling

Säbelrasseln nt pej

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English

But sabre-rattling should not be confused with a dynamic towards inter-imperialist war like that leading to the two world wars.

socialistresistance.org

Indeed, last week's development connotes more than mere sabre-rattling.

thenationonlineng.net

I hope it doesn't come to it again, that it goes no further than sabre-rattling.

www.independent.co.uk

Perhaps that's the real explanation behind his outbreak of sabre-rattling last month: he just wanted to remind us he was there.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But it quickly degenerates into score-settling and sabre-rattling between these eminences.

www.firstpost.com

There is no international name-calling, no sabre-rattling or threats to withdraw from international organizations.

www.cbc.ca

They're doing so with a time-honored form of sabre-rattling.

www.publicintegrity.org

He suggested that sabre-rattling offered a way for two unpopular regimes to attract nationalistic support.

en.wikipedia.org

In contrast to all of this separatist sabre-rattling, there has been at least one serious modern movement for annexation, and an intriguing one at that.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

Most analysts dismiss the sabre-rattling as a bluff and say they do not expect war.

news.nationalpost.com