war

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wôr; Scot.wär)

Inflections of 'war' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
wars
v 3rd person singular
warring
v pres p
warred
v past
warred
v past p

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war medal n (military decoration for heroism in war)condecoración militar de guerra grupo nom
 The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor.
war memorial n (monument to dead soldiers)monumento al soldado caído loc nom m
 The war memorials in Washington, D.C. attract a lot of tourists every year.
 El monumento a los soldados caídos en Washington DC atrae a muchos turistas cada año.
  memorial de guerra loc nom f
 El memorial de guerra en Washington DC atrae a muchos turistas cada año.
war of attrition n (warfare: weakening other side over time)guerra de desgaste loc nom f
war of nerves n figurative (psychological conflict) (figurado)guerra psicológica nf + adj
 The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack.
 El partido se convirtió en una guerra psicológica, con ambos jugadores esperando que el otro se quebrara.
war of words n figurative (argument)guerra dialéctica nf
 The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words.
 Los candidatos rivales se enfrentaron en una repugnante guerra dialéctica.
war on drugs n figurative (efforts to combat use of illegal drugs)combate a las drogas nm
  lucha contra la droga nf
 El gobierno da un paso más en su lucha contra la droga.
war paint n (warriors' face paint)pintura de guerra loc nom f
 The Apache warrior was wearing war paint and an elaborate headdress.
 El guerrero Apache llevaba pintura de guerra y un elaborado tocado.
war paint n informal, figurative, humorous (make-up) (figurado)maquillaje de combate loc nom m
 Susan put on her full war paint for the grand ball.
 Susana se puso su maquillaje de combate para el gran baile.
war plans npl (military strategy in case of war)estrategia militar
  plan de guerra nm
 El plan de guerra precisa de 30.000 efectivos para poder ser llevado a cabo.
  planes bélicos nmpl
war powers n (government: powers during war time)poder de guerra nm + loc adj
war relief n (humanitarian aid)ayuda humanitaria nf
 The Red Cross raised $3 million for war relief.
war room n (room at military headquarters)sala de guerra loc nom f
war room n figurative (room at business or organization) (figurado)sala de guerra loc nom f
war story n (story about war experience)historias de guerra loc nom fpl
war story n figurative (story about difficult situation)relato de guerra loc nom m
war victim n ([sb] who suffers due to armed conflict)víctima de guerra grupo nom
war zone n (area affected by combat)zona de guerra nf
 The Red Cross evacuated all civilians from the war zone.
 La Cruz Roja es la encargada de evacuar a los civiles de la zona de guerra.
  zona de combate nf
war-hungry adj figurative (seeking armed conflict)belicoso/a adj
Note: Tanto "belicoso" como "belicista" están relacionados con la guerra. La diferencia entre ambos términos radica en que "belicoso" se refiere a una inclinación a hacer la guerra, mientras que "belicista" alude a una actitud doctrinal.
 Eran pueblos nómadas y belicosos.
  con espíritu guerrero, con espíritu bélico loc adj
 Es un país con espíritu guerrero.
  belicista adj mf
 Esta política belicista nos va a llevar a todos al desastre.
war-torn adj (ravaged by war)devastado por la guerra loc adj
  asolado por la guerra loc adj
war-torn country n (nation marked by conflict) (país)asolado por la guerra loc adj
  dividido por el conflicto loc adj
war-torn region n (area marked by conflict) (zona)marcada por la guerra loc adj
war-weary adj (exhausted by war)cansado de la guerra loc adj
war-weary adj (military airplane: damaged beyond use)dañado en la guerra loc adj
warbonnet,
war bonnet n		 (North American Indian headdress)penacho nm
warship,
war vessel n		 (seagoing combat vessel)buque de guerra nm + loc adj
  barco de guerra nm + loc adj
 The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles.
 El buque de guerra podía disparar tiros, torpedos y misiles.
world war n (large-scale international conflict)guerra mundial nf
 Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war.
WWI n abbreviation (World War One)la Primera Guerra Mundial n propio f
WWII n abbreviation (World War Two)la Segunda Guerra Mundial n propio f
Yom Kippur War (war)guerra de Yom Kipur n propio f
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Collocations: war with their [neighbors, enemies], a [long, short, brutal, bloody, needless] war, war [games, strategies, tanks], more...

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