Übersetzungen für „petard“ im Englisch » Deutsch-Wörterbuch

pe·tard [petˈɑ:d, Am pɪˈtɑ:rd] SUBST

1. petard (bomb):

petard

Sprengkörper m

2. petard (firecracker):

petard

Feuerwerkskörper m

petard

Petarde f

Wendungen:

he was is hoist[ed] by [or with] his own petard

der Schuss ging für ihn nach hinten los übtr ugs

petard SUBST

Benutzereintrag

to be hoist[ed] by [or with] one's own petard (to be blown up by one's own bomb) übtr

sich in seiner eigenen Schlinge fangen

Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

to be hoist[ed] with [or by] one's own petard

mit den eigenen Waffen geschlagen werden

he was is hoist[ed] by [or with] his own petard

der Schuss ging für ihn nach hinten los übtr ugs

to be hoist[ed] by [or with] one's own petard (to be blown up by one's own bomb) übtr

sich in seiner eigenen Schlinge fangen

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

These postmodernists are being hoisted by their own petard by a student who hasn't even read the majority of the works he's stealing from.

www.latimes.com

The backblast went straight back from the fortification: if the petardier also moved straight back he would be hoist by his own petard.

en.wikipedia.org

The petard was reloaded by traversing the turret to the co-driver's hatch.

en.wikipedia.org

However, my problem with the environmental lobby is that it has become hoisted by its own petard.

gisborneherald.co.nz

By appealing to the masses and choosing to follow the public rather than to lead them, they are now hoist by their own petard.

www.independent.ie

Now, they have been hoist by their own petard.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

At this point he was hoisted by his own petard: the emperor's paranoia, which he had so ably exploited for his own gain, was turned against him.

en.wikipedia.org

The co-driver then breaks down open the petard barrel and pushes the petard round into the barrel and then closes it.

en.wikipedia.org

And now we are virtually hoisted in the petard of a constitutional conundrum.

www.vanguardngr.com

I'm a bit hoist by my own petard...

www.telegraph.co.uk