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A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage.
Charlie Hunnam

Meaning of "collateral damage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Collateral damage is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLLATERAL DAMAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Collateral damage

Collateral damage is damage to things that are incidental to the intended target. It is frequently used as a military term where it can refer to the accidental or unintentional killing or wounding of non-combatants and/or destruction to non-combatant property during attacks on legitimate enemy targets.

Definition of collateral damage in the English dictionary

The definition of collateral damage in the dictionary is unintentional damage to civil property and civilian casualties, caused by military operations.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLLATERAL DAMAGE

collar button
collar cell
collarbone
collard
collared dove
collared peccary
collaret
collarette
collarless
collarstud
collatable
collate
collateral
collaterality
collateralize
collateralized debt obligation
collaterally
collation
collative
collator

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLLATERAL DAMAGE

accidental damage
afterimage
body image
bomb damage
brain damage
brand image
criminal damage
damage
endamage
fire damage
flood damage
homage
image
line of scrimmage
mage
mirror image
pilgrimage
redamage
scrimmage
self-image

Synonyms and antonyms of collateral damage in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «collateral damage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Find out the translation of collateral damage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of collateral damage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «collateral damage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

附带损害
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

daño colateral
570 millions of speakers

English

collateral damage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमानत क्षति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أضرار جانبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

побочный ущерб
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dano acidental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমান্তরাল ক্ষতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dommages collatéraux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kerosakan cagaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kollateralschäden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巻き添え被害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민간 피해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karusakan agunan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiệt hại tài sản thế chấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணை சேதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनुषंगिक नुकसान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tali hasar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

danni collaterali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Collateral Damage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

побічний збиток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

daune colaterale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράπλευρες απώλειες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kollaterale skade
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

indirekta skador
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

collateral damage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of collateral damage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLATERAL DAMAGE»

The term «collateral damage» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLLATERAL DAMAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «collateral damage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «collateral damage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about collateral damage

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6 QUOTES WITH «COLLATERAL DAMAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word collateral damage.
1
Judith Butler
Cameras help to minimize collateral damage, and very often, without a camera a missile cannot fire. Certainly, without a camera a drone can't function, which means that the very ways in which we wage war are determined in part by how cameras work and whether they work at all.
2
Alan Dershowitz
Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.
3
Charlie Hunnam
A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage.
4
Harold Pinter
All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage.
5
Jared Polis
I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation. But SOPA won't accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem.
6
Juan Williams
The critical importance of honest journalism and a free flowing, respectful national conversation needs to be had in our country. But it is being buried as collateral damage in a war whose battles include political correctness and ideological orthodoxy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLLATERAL DAMAGE»

Discover the use of collateral damage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to collateral damage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Collateral Damage
Stone Barrington returns to the Big Apple in this thrilling novel from New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.
Stuart Woods, 2013
2
Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians
The first account of the war in Iraq, as told by returned veterans, that gives a disturbing insight into the indiscriminate killing that is carried out on unarmed and innocent Iraqis.
Chris Hedges, Laila Al-Arian, 2013
3
Collateral damage: how high-stakes testing corrupts ...
This passionate and provocative book provides a fresh perspective on the issue and powerful ammunition for opponents of high-stakes tests.Drawing on their extensive research, Nichols and Berliner document and categorize the ways that high ...
Sharon Lynn Nichols, David C. Berliner, 2007
4
Collateral Damage: Social Inequalities in a Global Age
Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. This new book focuses on social inequality.
Zygmunt Bauman, 2011
5
Collateral Damage
What begins as a routine assignment -- infiltrate a public building and retrieve monitoring equipment set up by APO -- goes horribly wrong.
J. J. Abrams, Pierce Askegren, 2005
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Collateral Damage
This Time, The Sisterhood Might Be Their Own Worst Enemies on Payback"An unforgettable story."--Rendezvous on Weekend Warriors
Fern Michaels, 2008
7
Collateral Damage
Let a terrorist take her?
J.L. Saint, 2010
8
Collateral Damage
The quiet beauty of Longboat Key is shattered when a young groom is shot to death on the beach the day after his wedding.
H. Terrell Griffin, 2013
9
Collateral Damage
Who goes to war and why—and the consequences for them and the people who love them—are issues that we still face today. "These are engrossing stories told with considerable artistry, full of recognition and sympathy."—Diane Johnson
Alice K. Boatwright, 2012
10
24 Declassified: Collateral Damage
In a remote corner of New Jersey is a nation within a nation—a refuge for fanatical converts and fervent believers.
Marc Cerasini, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLLATERAL DAMAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term collateral damage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Collateral damage in Illinois' political war
Collateral damage. That would be the appropriate term for people in Illinois suffering from mental illness, the developmentally disabled, the ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
O'Reilly: Kate Steinle Is 'Collateral Damage' of San Francisco's …
“Kate Steinle is collateral damage,” O'Reilly said, “to the insane far-left politics that have long corrupted the city by the bay. Dangerous people ... «Mediaite, Jul 15»
3
Baggage or collateral damage? Marikana and Ramaphosa's path to …
Baggage or collateral damage? Marikana and Ramaphosa's path to the presidency. Ranjeni Munusamy. ranjeni munusami BW. Ranjeni ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
4
'Zombie Walk' Dead for Now — Collateral Damage of Casw
Cat-lover at the 8th annual Zombie Walk down Fifth Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, headed toward Comic-Con. The organizers of the ... «Times of San Diego, Jul 15»
5
Daily Shot: Greece collateral damage
We begin with China, where the government is stepping up efforts to stabilize the equity markets. Of course nobody wanted to stabilize them on ... «TradingFloor.com, Jul 15»
6
Collateral damage: Six child protection units to shut down after ban …
PESHAWAR: The closure of international NGO Save the Children's operations in the country could result in the shutdown of at least six child ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
7
'Collateral damage'
We're just the collateral damage because they were actually after Petrasanta's neck,” the official said. “The official records will bear us out. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
8
Crude Oil and Natural Gas: Will the Collateral Damage Continue?
The Brent and WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil futures, for August delivery, differential rose more than $5 per barrel as of July 1, 2015. «Market Realist, Jul 15»
9
Collateral damage in Russia's war on drugs
A spate of suicides by terminally ill cancer patients in Russia has sparked a change in the law governing access to pain-killers like morphine, ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
10
OPEC's Output Hits a 3-Year High: Cues Crude Oil Collateral Damage
OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) continued to produce more than the collective output target of 30 MMbpd (million ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»

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