Weltherrschaft

English translation: world domination

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German term or phrase:Weltherrschaft
English translation:world domination
Entered by: Petra Winter

19:26 May 25, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Weltherrschaft
In den ersten Jahrzehnten des arabischen Reiches, als der Islam noch nicht missionierte, sondern nur Weltherrschaft der Araber bedeutete, ...
MSH
Local time: 08:27
world domination
Explanation:
or world supremacy
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Petra Winter
Local time: 09:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3world domination
Petra Winter
4world domination
Kim Metzger
4 -1global domination
Patrick Mueller


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
world domination


Explanation:
or world supremacy


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Petra Winter
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Stoianov
6 mins

agree  jerrie: I was going to suggest 'supremacy'
7 mins

agree  NGK
7 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
world domination


Explanation:
One possibility here, but more context would be very useful.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
global domination


Explanation:
is the term I encounter most commonly

Patrick Mueller
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lucien Marcelet: in those days people did not think globally as we define the term today.
31 mins
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