English-Estonian translations for crusade

• ristiretk
  Sõna "ristiretk” kasutamine on siinkohal ehk väike liialdus. To use the word crusade is perhaps to overstate the case.
  Niisiis vaadakem selle maksuparadiiside vastu suunatud ristiretke usaldusväärsust. So let us look at the credibility of this crusade against tax havens.
  Jälle on aga platsis valitsustevahelised ristiretked ja kvoodid, kuid lõppude lõpuks tuleks kandidaate hinnata nende omaduste põhjal. However, it is the intergovernmental crusades and quotas all over again, and when all is said and done, candidates should ultimately be judged on their merits.
• ristisõda
  Ent austatud president, me ei saa kuulutada ristisõda ühe üksiku riigi vastu. However, we cannot, Mr President, declare a crusade against one individual country.
  Me juhime rahvusvahelist ristisõda ülemaailmse soojenemise vastu ning täna palun teid alandlikult meiega selles ühineda. We are leading an international crusade against global warming, and today I humbly ask you to join us in it.
  Meenutagem ristisõdade, inkvisitsiooni või katoliiklaste ja protestantide vaheliste ususõdade kurba ajajärku. Let us remind ourselves of the sorrowful period of the Crusades, the Inquisition or the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants.

Definition of crusade

• One of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it

Related words

• crusader
• Children's Crusade
• * moral crusader