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assassination attempt
A planned murder attempt, usually carried out for political, religious, or ideological motives against a public figure.
Das Attentat auf den Thronfolger in Sarajevo löste den Ersten Weltkrieg aus.
The assassination attempt on the heir to the throne in Sarajevo triggered the First World War.
An 'Attentat' (assassination attempt) is always directed 'auf' (at/against) a person or a group. This construction requires the accusative.
Es wurde ein Attentat auf den Präsidenten geplant.
An assassination attempt on the president was planned.
The typical verb used with 'Attentat' is 'verüben' (to commit/carry out). It is a formal word and means to carry out a negative act.
Die Terrorgruppe hat mehrere Attentate verübt.
The terrorist group carried out several assassination attempts.
Other common phrases are 'ein Attentat planen' (to plan an assassination attempt), 'ein Attentat überleben' (to survive an assassination attempt), or the passive expression 'einem Attentat zum Opfer fallen' (to fall victim to an assassination attempt).
Glücklicherweise hat der Minister das Attentat überlebt.
Fortunately, the minister survived the assassination attempt.
attack / notice
An Anschlag is a violent attack that is often politically or terroristically motivated and can generally be directed against people or places. An Attentat is more specific: it is a planned attempt to murder someone, usually a public figure. Attentat is more precise when the goal is to kill a particular person.
Bei dem politisch motivierten Attentat auf die Ministerin sollte sie gezielt getötet werden.
In the politically motivated assassination attempt on the minister, the intention was to kill her deliberately.
Bei dem politisch motivierten Anschlag auf den Bahnhof wurde eine Bombe gezündet.
In the politically motivated attack on the train station, a bomb was detonated.
