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| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | fullskaligt krig s |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) (förled) | antikrigs- adj |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | i krig prep + s |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| at war with [sb] expr | (in armed conflict with) | i krig med ngn uttr |
| | Britain had been at war with France since 1803. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) (bildlig) | i krig prep + s |
| | | i fejd prep + s |
| | | i strid prep + s |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (in a dispute with) (bildlig) | i krig med ngn uttr |
| | | i fejd med ngn uttr |
| | | i strid med ngn uttr |
| | 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) (bildlig) | i krig med ngn uttr |
| | | i strid med ngn uttr |
| | The Church has often been openly at war with Marxism. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (fighting, in conflict with) (bildlig) | i krig med ngn uttr |
| | | i strid med ngn uttr |
| | | i fejd med ngn uttr |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | inbördeskrig s |
| | 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) | amerikanska inbördeskriget s |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | kalla kriget s |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) (bildlig) | kallt krig adj + s |
| | | spänd situation adj + s |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (bildlig) | kallt krig adj + s |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | krigsförklaring s |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | förklara krig vtr + s |
| | 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) | förklara krig mot ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | 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) (bildlig) | förklara krig mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | gängkrig s |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | dra ut i krig vbal uttr |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | dra ut i krig, rycka ut i krig vbal uttr |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (ofta nedsättande) | hök s |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (fredsslogan) | make love not war vbal uttr |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) (förled) | efterkrigs- adj |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) | efter andra världskriget adj |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) (direktöversättning) | preventivt krig s |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | förebyggande krig s |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | andra världskriget s |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
| shooting war n | (armed conflict) | väpnat krig s |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) | dragkamp s |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) | tävling s |
| | | kraftmätning s |
| | 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) | föra krig vtr + s |
| | | kriga vitr |
| | 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) | föra krig mot ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | | attackera vtr |
| | | anfalla vtr |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| wage war on [sth] v expr | figurative (attack) (bildlig) | föra krig mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | | attackera, anfalla vtr |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | krigsspel s |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| war of attrition n | (warfare: weakening other side over time) | utnötningskrig s |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | nervkrig s |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) | ordkrig s |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
| war-torn adj | (ravaged by war) | krigshärjad adj |
warbonnet,
war bonnet n | (North American Indian headdress) | warbonnet s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | krigsfartyg s |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| world war n | (large-scale international conflict) | världskrig s |
| | Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war. |