Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | totaler Krieg Adj + Nm |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | Antikriegs- Präf |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | im Krieg Präp + Nm |
| | | im Kriegszustand Präp + Nm |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| at war with [sb] expr | (in armed conflict with) | im Krieg mit jemandem Rdw |
| | | im Kriegszustand mit etwas sein Rdw |
| | Britain had been at war with France since 1803. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) | streiten Vr |
| | (übertragen) | mit jemanden auf Kriegfuß stehen Rdw |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (in a dispute with) | mit jemanden auf Kriegsfuß stehen Rdw |
| | Mr. Ellis has been at war with his neighbour Mr Barker about the state of his garden. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (fighting, in conflict with) | Krieg gegen jmdn führen VP |
| | | bekriegen Vt |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. |
| at war with [sth] expr | figurative (ideas, desires: in conflict with) | im Konflikt mit [etw] Rdw |
| | The Church has often been openly at war with Marxism. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | Bürgerkrieg Nm |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
| | Der Bürgerkrieg hat fast die Hälfte der Bevölkerung des Landes vertrieben. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | amerikanischer Bürgerkrieg Adj + Nm |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| | Der amerikanische Bürgerkrieg brach im April 1861 aus. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | kalter Krieg Adj + Nm |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) (zwischen USA und UdSSR) | Kalter Krieg En |
| | (allgemein) | kalter Krieg Adj + Nm |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (übertragen) | kalter Krieg Adj + Nm |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | Kriegserklärung Nf |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | den Krieg erklären Rdw |
| | 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) | jmdm/[etw] den Krieg erklären Rdw |
| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. |
| | On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| | Frankreich erklärte Preußen am 19. Juli 1870 den Krieg. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (übertragen) | etwas den Krieg erklären Rdw |
| | | versuchen, etwas ein Ende zu bereiten Rdw |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
the First World War,
World War One,
World War I,
the Great War n | (international conflict 1914-1919) | Erster Weltkrieg En |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | Bandenkrieg Nm |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | in den Krieg ziehen Rdw |
| | | sich an einem Krieg beteiligen Rdw |
| | | einen Krieg anfangen Rdw |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | in den Krieg ziehen Rdw |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (Politik) | Kriegstreiber Nm |
| | (Politik) | Kriegshetzer Nm |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| | Das neue Kongressmitglied ist ein Kriegstreiber und möchte den Verteidigungsbudget erhöhen. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (Anglizismus) | Make love not war Int |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
Portuguese man-o'-war,
Portuguese man-of-war,
man-of-war n | (jellyfish) | Portugiesische Galeere Adj + Nf |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | Nachkriegs- Präf |
| | | nach dem Krieg Rdw |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) (vage) | Nachkriegs- Präf |
| | | nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Rdw |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | Präventivkrieg Nm |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | Zweiter Weltkrieg En |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
| Spanish Civil War n | historical (1930s war) | spanischer Bürgerkrieg Adj + Nm |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) | Seilziehen Nn |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) | Wettkampf Nm |
| | | Wettstreit Nm |
| | | Streitigkeiten Npl |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug-of-war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| turf war n | (dispute over territory) | Revierkampf Nm |
| | | Gebietsstreitigkeit Nf |
| wage war vtr + n | (make war: engage in warfare) | Krieg führen Nm + Vt |
| | | bekriegen Vr |
| | 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) | jemanden angreifen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemandem den Krieg erklären VP |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| wage war on [sth] v expr | figurative (attack) | etwas angreifen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | etwas den Krieg erklären VP |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| war effort n | (work done for one's country during war) | Kriegsbemühungen Npl |
| war fever n | literary, pejorative (enthusiasm for war) | Kriegsfieber Nn |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | Kriegsspiele Npl |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| war memorial n | (monument to dead soldiers) | Kriegsdenkmal Nn |
| | The war memorials in Washington, D.C. attract a lot of tourists every year. |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | Zerreißprobe Nf |
| | | Nervenkrieg Nm |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) | Wortgefecht Nn |
| | | Streit Nm |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
| war powers n | (government: powers during war time) | Kriegsrecht Nn |
| war zone n | (area affected by combat) | Kriegsgebiet Nn |
| | The Red Cross evacuated all civilians from the war zone. |
| war-torn adj | (ravaged by war) | von Krieg zerrüttet Rdw |
| | | von Krieg erschüttert Rdw |
| war-weary adj | (exhausted by war) | kriegsmüde Adj |
| | | kriegsverdrossen Adj |
| war-weary adj | (military airplane: damaged beyond use) | irreparabel Adj |
| | | kaputt Adj |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | Kriegsschiff Nn |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| world war n | (large-scale international conflict) | Weltkrieg Nm |
| | Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war. |
| WWI n | abbreviation (World War One) | Erste Weltkrieg En |
| WWII n | abbreviation (World War Two) | Zweiter Weltkrieg En |