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| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | działanie wojenne n + przym. |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | wojna totalna ż + przym. |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | antywojenny przym. |
| | | przeciwko wojnie przys. + ż |
| art of war n | (military strategy) | sztuka wojny ż + ż |
| | General Patton was an avid student of the art of war. |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | w stanie wojny wyr. |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) | w stanie wojny wyr. |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | wojna domowa ż + przym. |
| | 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) | wojna secesyjna ż + przym. |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | zimna wojna przym. + ż |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | zimna wojna przym. + ż |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) | zimna wojna przym. + ż |
| | | stały konflikt przym. + m |
| conventional war n | (with traditional weapons) | wojna konwencjonalna ż + przym. |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | wypowiedzenie wojny n + ż |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | wypowiadać wojnę ndk. + ż |
| | | wypowiedzieć wojnę dk. + ż |
| | On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) | wypowiadać wojnę ndk. + ż |
| | | wypowiedzieć wojnę dk. + ż |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | wojna gangów ż + m, l.mn. |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | iść na wojnę zwrot ndk. |
| | | pójść na wojnę zwrot dk. |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | iść na wojnę zwrot ndk. |
| | | pójść na wojnę zwrot dk. |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
| god of war n | (mythology: Mars, Ares, Odin, etc.) | bóg wojny m + ż |
| | Mars was the Roman god of war. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) | zwolennik rozwiązań siłowych wyr. |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| holy war n | (crusade, religious war) | święta wojna przym. + ż |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) | pogłaśniać ndk. |
| | | pogłośnić dk. |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | powojenny przym. |
postwar,
post-war adj | (after Second World War) | powojenny przym. |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | wojna prewencyjna ż + przym. |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
| religious war n | (conflict between religions) | wojna religijna ż + przym. |
| | The crusades were part of a religious war between Christians and Muslims. |
Revolutionary War,
American Revolutionary War,
American Revolution n | historical (18th-century revolt) | wojna o niepodległość USA ż + przyim. + ż + m, l.mn. |
| | | rewolucja amerykańska ż + przym. |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | II wojna światowa wyr. |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
| state of war n | (hostilities between nations) | stan wojny m + ż |
| | They have been in a near-constant state of war for years. |
| Trojan war n | historical (Greeks versus Trojans) | wojna trojańska ż + przym. |
| | The Trojan War is recounted in the epic poem "The Iliad" by the Greek poet Homer. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) | przeciąganie liny n + ż |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) (przenośny) | przeciąganie liny n + ż |
| | 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) | prowadzić wojnę ndk. + ż |
| | After a decade of waging war, even the country's bellicose leaders were beginning to long for peace. |
| wage war v | figurative (launch a sustained attack) (przenośny) | prowadzić wojnę ndk. + ż |
| | Mr. Cameron waged war on Mr. Brown's new economic policies. |
| wage war on [sb/sth] v expr | (launch an attack) | prowadzić wojnę przeciwko komuś/czemuś zwrot ndk. |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| war cabinet n | (government wartime committee) | gabinet wojenny m + przym. |
| | The president consulted with his war cabinet before ordering an invasion. |
| war chest n | figurative (money to finance a war) | fundusze wojenne m, l.mn. + przym. |
| | We need to double our war chest if we hope to get her elected. |
| war clouds npl | figurative (sign of trouble ahead) (przenośny) | czarne chmury przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | At the end of the 1930s, war clouds were gathering throughout Europe. |
| war correspondent n | (journalist who reports from war zones) | korespondent wojenny m + przym. |
| | She started her career in journalism as a war correspondent. |
| war crime n | usually plural (unacceptable wartime acts) | zbrodnie wojenne ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | He is awaiting trial in The Hague for war crimes. |
| war cry n | literal ([sth] shouted in battle to rally soldiers) | okrzyk wojenny m + przym. |
| | The Hungarian warriors used to shout the "Huj, Huj, Hajrá!!" war cry. |
| war cry n | figurative (slogan used to rally support) | hasło propagandowe n + przym. |
| | 'No new taxes' became their war cry prior to the election. |
| war economy n | (allocation of resources in wartime) | gospodarka wojenna ż + przym. |
| | Many historians agree that the end of the depression of the 1930s was a result of the war economy. |
| war medal n | (military decoration for heroism in war) | medal wojenny m + przym. |
| | The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
| war memorial n | (monument to dead soldiers) | pomnik wojenny m + przym. |
| | The war memorials in Washington, D.C. attract a lot of tourists every year. |
| war paint n | (warriors' face paint) | barwy wojenne ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | The Apache warrior was wearing war paint and an elaborate headdress. |
| war paint n | figurative, humorous (make-up) (przenośny, humorystyczny) | barwy wojenne ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| Uwaga: przenośny |
| | Susan put on her full war paint for the grand ball. |
| war plans npl | (military strategy in case of war) | plany wojenne m, l.mn. + przym. |
| war zone n | (area affected by combat) | strefa wojenna ż + przym. |
| | The Red Cross evacuated all civilians from the war zone. |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | okręt wojenny m + przym. |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| world war n | (large-scale international conflict) | wojna światowa ż + przym. |
| | Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war. |