war
A. -noun guerra (f) (figurative) lucha (f)
a. the war [against] inflation = la lucha contra la inflaciónoun
b. to be [at] war (with) = estar en guerra (con)
c. the period [between] the wars = el período de entreguerras
d. to [declare] war (on) = declarar la guerra (a)
e. to [go to] war (with somebody) (over something) = entrar en guerra (con somebody, someone) (por algo)
·they went off to war singing
·fueron a la guerra cantando
f. the [Great] War = la Primera Guerra Mundial
g. war to the [knife] = guerra (f) a muerte
h. to [make] war (on) = hacer la guerra (a)
i. war of [nerves] = guerra (f) de nervios
j. to [wage] war with somebody = hacer la guerra a somebody, someone
k. war of [words] = guerra de palabras
l. the First/Second [World] War = la Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial
m. you've been in the wars! humorous ¡parece que vienes de la guerra!
B. -intransitive verb (literally) combatir, luchar (with con)
·revulsion and guilt warred within him
literary la repugnancia y el sentimiento de culpabilidad luchaban en su interior
C. -compound de guerra
·war chest -noun
(especially United States) dinero destinado a apoyar una causa
·war clouds -noun plural nubes feminine plural de guerra
·war correspondent -noun corresponsal masculine and feminine de guerra
·war crime -noun crimen (m) de guerra
·war criminal -noun criminal masculine and feminine de guerra
·war cry -noun grito (m) de guerra
·war dance -noun danza (f) guerrera
·the war dead -noun plural los muertos en campaña
·war debt -noun deuda (f) de guerra
·war effort -noun esfuerzo (m) bélico
·war fever -noun psicosis feminine invariable de guerra
·war footing -noun
·on a war [footing]
·en pie de guerra
·war game -noun (military) simulacro (m) de guerra
(=game) juego (m) de guerra
·war hero -noun héroe (m) de guerra
·war loan -noun empréstito (m) de guerra
·war material -noun material (m) bélico
·war memorial -noun monumento (m) a los caídos
·War Office -noun (history) Ministerio (m) de Guerra
·war paint -noun pintura (f) de guerra humorous
(=make-up) maquillaje (m)
·war widow -noun viuda (f) de guerra
·the war wounded -noun plural los heridos de guerra
·war zone -noun zona (f) de guerra