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). The story goes that workers threw their sabots into machinery to halt production.
Memory Tips
Imagine a worker tossing a 'sabot' (wooden shoe) into gears to commit 'Sabotage'.