condemn

verurteilen, anprangern

Deutlich zum Ausdruck bringen, dass jemand oder etwas falsch oder sehr schlecht ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To say strongly that someone or something is wrong or very bad.

• We condemn all violence.
• The mayor condemned the attack yesterday.
• Several leaders have condemned the decision as cruel.

So benutzt man es: condemn someone/something for something (The report condemned the company for ignoring safety rules.); condemn something as something (They condemned the policy as unfair.)

Synonyme: denounce, criticize, censure

Gegenteile: praise, approve

Häufige Wendungen: condemn violence, condemn someone for, strongly condemn something

für unbewohnbar erklären

Offiziell entscheiden, dass ein Gebäude unsicher ist und nicht mehr genutzt werden darf.

In einfachem Englisch: To officially decide that a building is unsafe and must no longer be used.

• Inspectors may condemn the house.
• The building was condemned after the fire.
• Officials condemned three unsafe apartment blocks last month.

Häufige Wendungen: condemn a building, condemn a house

verdammen

Nach einer religiösen Vorstellung jemanden nach dem Tod zu einer ewigen Strafe verurteilen.

In einfachem Englisch: To punish someone forever after death, according to a religious belief.

• They believed God would condemn wicked souls.
• The preacher warned that sinners could be condemned to hell.
• In the poem, the spirit is condemned forever.

So benutzt man es: condemn someone to something (The story describes a soul condemned to eternal punishment.)

Gegenteile: save

Häufige Wendungen: condemn to hell, condemn a soul, condemn someone to