human shield

English

Noun

human shield (plural human shields)

Civilians deliberately placed in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.

Translations

civilians placed in or around targets

Afrikaans: menslik skild
Bulgarian: чове́шки щит m (čovéški štit)
Catalan: escut humà m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 人盾 (réndùn), 人體盾牌, 人体盾牌 (réntǐ dùnpái), 人牆, 人墙 (rénqiáng)
Danish: menneskeskjold n
Dutch: menselijk schild n
Finnish: ihmiskilpi
French: bouclier humain (fr) m
Galician: escudo humano m
German: menschlicher Schutzschild (de) m
Greek: ανθρώπινη ασπίδα (anthrópini aspída)
Hungarian: ljudski štit
Indonesian: perisai manusia

Italian: scudo umano m
Japanese: 人間の盾 (にんげんのたて, ningen no tate)
Lower Sorbian: luźecy šćit m
Norwegian: menneskelig skjold
Polish: ludzka tarcza f
Portuguese: escudo humano m
Romanian: scut uman
Russian: живо́й щит m (živój ščit), челове́ческий щит m (čelovéčeskij ščit)
Slovak: ľudský štít m
Slovene: človeški ščit m
Spanish: escudo humano m
Swedish: mänsklig sköld
Ukrainian: живи́й щит m (žyvýj ščyt), людськи́й щит m (ljudsʹkýj ščyt)

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