English
Etymology
G. Torschlu�panik (gate-shut panic)
Noun
Torschlusspanik
#The fear that time is running out to act.
#*1989: H. L. Wesseling, 'British and Dutch Imperialism: A Comparison', in India and Indonesia
#*:It is something very different from the Torschlusspanik or annexation fever of the colonial have not�s that was so typical for most of the other imperialists.
#*1990: Brigitte H. Schutz, 'The Future of German-German Relations', in German Studies Review, vol. 13
#*:In a Torschlusspanik waves of GDR citizens sought to leave the country before the dreaded � and fully expected � crackdown by the SED leadership would occur.
#*2004: Edward W. Plaisted, Terror in Berlin
#*:It was Margit who made him aware of Torschlusspanik�the rush to escape East Germany before the authorities took action.
Translations
German: Torschlusspanik f, Torschlu�panik f (before writing reform)
Category:English nouns
German
Noun
Torschlusspanik f
- Reformed spelling of Torschlu�panik.
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