intelligence service
der Geheimdienst, die Geheimdienste
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intelligence service
A state organization that secretly gathers information in order to protect national security.
Der Geheimdienst warnte die Regierung vor einem möglichen Anschlag.
The intelligence service warned the government about a possible attack.
| gender | masculine der |
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| plural | die Geheimdienste |
| genitive | des Geheimdienstes |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | der Geheimdienst | die Geheimdienste |
| accusative | den Geheimdienst | die Geheimdienste |
| dative | dem Geheimdienst | den Geheimdiensten |
| genitive | des Geheimdienstes des Geheimdiensts | der Geheimdienste |
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The word is a clear compound of 'geheim' (secret) and 'der Dienst' (service). So it literally means 'a service that works in secret'.
Er las einen spannenden Roman über einen Agenten im Geheimdienst.
He read an exciting novel about an agent in the intelligence service.
Common verbs used with 'Geheimdienst' (intelligence service) are 'Informationen sammeln' (to gather information), 'Personen überwachen' (to monitor people), or 'vor Gefahren warnen' (to warn of dangers). It is also often said that someone 'für den Geheimdienst arbeitet' (works for the intelligence service).
Der Geheimdienst sammelt Informationen über extremistische Gruppen.
The intelligence service gathers information about extremist groups.
Most of the time, the specific intelligence service is specified. This is done with an adjective or a genitive attribute, for example 'der amerikanische Geheimdienst' (the American intelligence service) or 'der Geheimdienst Russlands' (Russia's intelligence service).
Die Zeitung berichtete über eine Operation des britischen Geheimdienstes.
The newspaper reported on an operation by the British intelligence service.
intelligence
Geheimdienst primarily refers to the government organization that covertly gathers security-related information. Intelligence can also refer to this organization, but it can also mean the organized collection and analysis of such information. Geheimdienst is usually less ambiguous when referring to the institution.
Der Geheimdienst sammelt im Ausland geheime Informationen zur nationalen Sicherheit.
The intelligence service gathers secret information abroad for national security.
Die Intelligence umfasst die Beschaffung und Auswertung geheimer Informationen zur nationalen Sicherheit.
Intelligence includes the collection and analysis of secret information for national security.
