English-German translations for evacuate

• evakuieren
  Es war so schlimm, dass die Armee eingreifen musste, um die am schwersten getroffenen Gebiete zu evakuieren. It was so bad that the army had to intervene to evacuate the hardest hit areas.
  Internationale Hilfe war angesagt, so dass wir ein ganzes Dorf evakuieren konnten und die Menschen gerettet und ausgeflogen werden konnten. International help was needed to enable us to evacuate a whole village and to rescue the people and fly them out.
  Die Polizeitruppen setzten Tränengas und Schlagstöcke gegen die Demonstranten ein, um das Lager zu evakuieren. The police forces used tear gas and batons against the demonstrators in order to evacuate the camp.
• abführen
• annullieren
• auspumpen
• ausräumen
• aussiedeln
• entleeren
• leeren

Definition of evacuate

• To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
• To cause to leave or withdraw from
• To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum
• To make empty; to deprive
• To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels

Examples

• the soldiers evacuated the fortress
• The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached
• The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street
• The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen
• to evacuate a contract or marriage

Related words

• evacuated
• evacuate air
• make a move; dislocate; evacuate