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that wikipedia article is atrociously written holy cow. "pawn sacrifice"?!?

• fch42 1y ago
  "Bauernopfer" (German for "pawn sacrifice") is a common term in German to mean "sacrificing someone insignificant to get the big guy out of trouble". So the English translation might be machine-done; in the original German, the word makes a lot of sense and carries a definite meaning.
  • tanewishly 1y ago
    Not a native speaker, but I've heard the term "sacrificial pawn" being used in such cases in movies and series.
    • arendtio 1y ago
      https://www.dict.cc/?s=bauernopfer https://www.dict.cc/?s=bauernopfer
      • fch42 1y ago
        yea, "scapegoat" or "fall guy" would carry a similar meaning to "Bauernopfer" in German.