English-Latvian translations for massacre

• masveida slepkavība
  Mums ir jāsāk nopietni strādāt, lai nepieļautu atkārtotu genocīdu Ruandā un masveida slepkavības Kongo. We have to get serious and not let the genocide in Rwanda and the massacres in the Congo happen again.
  Mums tāpēc ir atkal jāvēršas pie Drošības padomes ar prasību reaģēt un nodrošināt visus pieejamos līdzekļus, lai iegrožotu šīs masveida slepkavības. We must therefore again appeal to the Security Council to react and provide all available means to curtail these massacres.
  Tik ilgi, kamēr tiks veiktas šīs masveida slepkavības, es balsošu pret visiem nolīgumiem vai finanšu atbalsta pasākumiem starp Eiropas Savienību un Fēru salām. As long as these massacres are perpetrated, I shall, in future, vote against any agreement or financial aid arrangement between the European Union and the Faroe Islands.
• slaktiņš
  Arī Irānā notiek slaktiņš, bet tas notiek lēnā gaitā. A massacre is also happening in Iran, but it happens in slow motion.
  Ja Krimināltiesa būtu pastāvējusi pirms 70 gadiem, iespējams Katiņas slaktiņš nekad nebūtu noticis. If the Court had existed 70 years ago, perhaps the Katyń Massacre would never have happened.
  Diemžēl Katiņas masu slaktiņš un attiecīgās vainīgās personas joprojām nav notiesātas un sauktas pie atbildības. Unfortunately, the Katyń Massacre and its perpetrators have still not been judged and sentenced.

Definition of massacre

• The killing of a considerable number where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms
• Murder
• Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport
• To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.
• To win so decisively it is in the manner of so slaughtering one's opponent

Examples

• St. Bartholomews Day Massacre
• St. Valentines Day Massacre
• Amritsar Massacre

Related words

• massacrer
• massacre of the innocents
• St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
• Katyn massacre