English-Dutch translations for invasion

  • aanval
    In de grondwet kan een gemeenschappelijke Europese defensie ook een gemeenschappelijke illegale aanval inhouden. The collective defence of the EU in the constitution could also mean collective unlawful invasion. Een jaar geleden drukten de terreurdaden nog zwaar op ons gemoed; nu denken wij na over de aanval op Irak. At that time, terrorist attacks were uppermost in our minds, whereas now the focus is on the invasion of Iraq.
  • inval
    Sinds de inval in Irak beheerst Amerika daar de olievoorraden. It is controlling Iraq's oil through the invasion. Wij veroordelen en veroordeelden de Russische inval in Georgië. We have condemned Russia's invasion of Georgia and continue to do so. Na deze inval schoten de Sovjettroepen ten minste 21 768 Poolse burgers dood. Following this invasion, Soviet troops shot at least 21 768 Polish citizens.
  • invasieDaarom is een nieuwe invasie nodig. That is why a new invasion is needed. De invasie leek een feministisch project. The invasion resembled a feminist project. Het plan legitimeert namelijk de Turkse invasie van Cyprus. The plan legalises the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Definition of invasion

  • A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government
  • The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism

Examples

  • an invasion of mobile phones
  • an invasion of bees
  • an invasion of foreign tourists

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