Translations for „strong-arm“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . ˈstrong-arm ADJ attr pej

strong-arm

brutal

strong-arm

gewaltsam

strong-arm

Gewalt-

strong-arm man

Schläger m

strong-arm method[s] [or tactic[s]]

brutale Methode[n]

strong-arm style of government

autoritärer Regierungsstil

II . ˈstrong-arm VB trans

to strong-arm sb

jdn unter Druck setzen

to strong-arm sb

jdn einschüchtern

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

strong-arm method[s] [or tactic[s]]

brutale Methode[n]

strong-arm man

Schläger m

strong-arm style of government

autoritärer Regierungsstil

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The government will try to convince the industry that it's in its own interests to adapt, or else somehow strong-arm it into doing so.

www.theglobeandmail.com

But the usual strong-arm tactics couldn't contain the public-relations disaster.

www.wired.com

So they wanted to use strong-arm tactics to crush the agitation.

en.wikipedia.org

Both were adamant that the violence was more the result of police strong-arm tactics than student vandalism.

montrealgazette.com

Why the strong-arm tactics of having the violin destroyed?

www.joe.ie

This is one area where large firms often take advantage of their market power to strong-arm small-business suppliers and customers.

ww2.cfo.com

What you have that makes it unique is five female suspects, ages 14 to 16, that's committing strong-arm robberies.

www.latimes.com

Grief-stricken, the engineer tries to withdraw from the plan, but the criminals strong-arm him into keeping his commitment to them.

en.wikipedia.org

His strong-arm style allowed for two decades of rule before he stepped down in 2003.

www.lowyinterpreter.org

The organization had some political and social motives, but mostly served as a strong-arm muscle for the crime family.

en.wikipedia.org