war

war
war [wɔ:r]
noun
guerre f
• to be at war être en guerre
• to go to war [country] entrer en guerre
• to make war on faire la guerre à
• the Great War la Grande Guerre
• the American War of Independence la guerre de Sécession
• war of words joute f verbale
• you've been in the wars again (inf) qu'est-ce qui t'est encore arrivé ?
► war correspondent noun correspondant(e) m(f) de guerre
► war crime noun crime m de guerre
► war cry noun cri m de guerre
► war dance noun danse f guerrière
► war graves plural noun cimetière m militaire
► war hero noun héros m de la guerre
► war lord noun ( = military leader) chef m militaire
► war memorial noun monument m aux morts
► war-torn adjective déchiré par la guerre
► war-weary adjective las (lasse f) de la guerre
* * *
[wɔː(r)] 1.
noun
1) (armed conflict) guerre f

war broke out — la guerre a éclaté

in the war — à la guerre

to go off to the war — partir à la guerre

to go to war against — entrer en guerre contre

to wage war on — faire la guerre contre

to be at war with a country — être en guerre avec un pays

a war over ou about — une guerre pour [land, independence]; une guerre sur [issue]

2) fig (competition) guerre f

price/trade war — guerre des prix/commerciale

a war of words — un conflit verbal

3) fig (to eradicate something) lutte f

to wage war on ou against — mener une lutte contre

2.
noun modifier [correspondent, crime, dance, effort, film, historian, medal, widow, wound] de guerre; [cemetery, leader, grave, zone] militaire; [hero] de la guerre

war deaths — victimes fpl de la guerre

he has a good war record — il a de bons états de service

3.
intransitive verb (p prés etc -rr-)

to war with a country — être en guerre contre un pays (over à cause de)


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