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WordReference English-Czech Dictionary © 2026:
| war n | (armed conflict) | válka ž |
| | The war was opposed by many people in the country. |
| | Proti válce protestovalo v celé zemi mnoho lidí. |
| war n | (period of armed conflict) | válka ž |
| | The war lasted for five years. |
| war n | (state of armed conflict, not peace) | válka ž |
| | The country has been in a state of war for thirty years. |
| war n | figurative (hostility) | nepřátelství s |
| | The war between the two at work made life difficult for the rest of us. |
| war⇒ vi | (fight) | válčit ned |
| | | bojovat ned |
| | The two families have been warring for decades. |
| war vi | figurative (be in conflict) (přeneseně: být v konfliktu) | bojovat ned |
| | (přeneseně: být v konfliktu) | válčit ned |
| | The trade unions and management have been warring over pay for many months. |
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war | warring |
WordReference English-Czech Dictionary © 2026:
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | ve válce předl + ž |
| | | ve válečném stavu fráze |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| at war with [sb] expr | (in armed conflict with) | ve válce s fráze |
| | Britain had been at war with France since 1803. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) | ve sporu předl + m |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (in a dispute with) | ve sporu s fráze |
| | Mr. Ellis has been at war with his neighbour Mr Barker about the state of his garden. |
| at war with [sth] expr | figurative (ideas, desires: in conflict with) (myšlenky) | v protikladu předl + m |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (fighting, in conflict with) (přeneseně: názorově) | ve válce s fráze |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. The Church has often been openly at war with Marxism. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | občanská válka příd + ž |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | Americká občanská válka fráze |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) (období napětí mezi USA a SSSR) | studená válka příd + ž |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) (nepřátelství bez ozbrojeného konfliktu) | studená válka příd + ž |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) | překlad není dostupný |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | vyhlášení války |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | vyhlásit válku dok + ž |
| | On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war. |
declare war on [sb/sth],
declare war against [sb/sth] v expr | (state intention to make war with) (komu) | vyhlásit válku dok + ž |
| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. |
| | On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (přeneseně: bojovat proti něčemu) | vyhlásit válku dok + ž |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | válka gangů |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) (stát) | vstoupit do války dok, fráze |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) (jednotlivec) | jít do války ned, fráze |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (přeneseně: politická orientace) | jestřáb m |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | poválečný příd |
postwar,
post-war adj | (after Second World War) | poválečný příd |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | preventivní válka |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | druhá světová válka fráze |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) (hra) | přetahování lanem s + s |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) (přeneseně: spor) | tahanice ž |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug-of-war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| wage war vtr + n | (make war: engage in warfare) | vést válku ned + ž |
| | | válčit s ned + předl |
| | After a decade of waging war, even the country's bellicose leaders were beginning to long for peace. |
| wage war on [sb/sth] v expr | (launch an attack) (někomu) | vyhlásit válku dok + ž |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| wage war on [sth] v expr | figurative (attack) (přeneseně) | zaútočit na dok + předl |
| | (přeneseně) | vést válku proti ned, fráze |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | simulace vojenské operace |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | válka nervů |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) | slovní přestřelka |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | válečná loď příd + ž |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| world war n | (large-scale international conflict) | světová válka příd + ž |
| | Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war. |