human shield

Noun

 * 1)  Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.
 * 2)  Third parties used cynically to divert attention away from accusations against oneself.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: menslik skild
 * Bulgarian: чове́шки щит
 * Catalan: escut humà
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 人體盾牌
 * Danish: menneskeskjold
 * Dutch: menselijk schild
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: escudo humano
 * German:
 * Greek: ανθρώπινη ασπίδα
 * Hungarian: élő pajzs
 * Indonesian: perisai manusia
 * Italian: scudo umano
 * Japanese: 人間の盾
 * Lower Sorbian: luźecy šćit
 * Norwegian: menneskelig skjold
 * Polish: ludzka tarcza
 * Portuguese: escudo humano
 * Romanian: scut uman
 * Russian: живо́й щит, челове́ческий щит
 * Slovak: ľudský štít
 * Slovene: človeški ščit
 * Spanish: escudo humano
 * Swedish: mänsklig sköld
 * Ukrainian: живи́й щит, людськи́й щит