ammunition

Munition

Kugeln, Granaten und andere Materialien, die in Schusswaffen verwendet werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Bullets, shells, and other materials used in guns and similar weapons.

• The soldiers needed more ammunition.
• They found boxes of ammunition in the truck.
• The guards ran out of ammunition during the attack.

Synonyme: ammo, munitions

Häufige Wendungen: live ammunition, supply ammunition, run out of ammunition, store ammunition

Munition, Angriffsmaterial

Fakten oder Worte, mit denen man jemanden in einem Streit angreifen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Facts or words that can be used to attack someone in an argument.

• His mistake gave her ammunition.
• The report provided ammunition for critics of the policy.
• She used his old comments as ammunition in their argument.

So benutzt man es: ammunition for someone/something (The mistake gave ammunition to her critics.); ammunition against someone (They gathered ammunition against their opponent.)

Synonyme: fuel, material

Häufige Wendungen: give someone ammunition, political ammunition, ammunition against someone