die Sabotage
Translation
sabotage
Examples
Der Anschlag war ein Akt der Sabotage.
The attack was an act of sabotage.
Sie planten Sabotage an der Brücke.
They planned sabotage on the bridge.
Grammar Patterns
Sabotage on sth.dat (sabotage on sth.) They planned sabotage on the bridge.
Similar Words
Synonyms: destruction, subversion, disruption
Etymology
From French 'sabotage', from 'sabot' (a wooden shoe). Allegedly, workers threw their sabots into machinery to stop it.
Memory Tips
Picture someone throwing a 'sabot' (wooden shoe) into a machine to remember the meaning of deliberate destruction.