Compound Forms:
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| Anti-air Warfare Commander n | (military: chief of air defence) | comandante de defensa antiaérea grupo nom |
atomic warfare,
nuclear warfare n | (war using nuclear weapons) | guerra nuclear grupo nom |
| biological warfare n | (war using germs as weapons) (Esp) | guerra biológica nf |
| | Although biological warfare is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions, there remains fear that terrorists might use it. |
| chemical warfare n | (use of poisons, gases, etc., as weapons) | guerra química loc nom f |
class war,
class warfare n | uncountable (social class conflict, collectively) | lucha de clases nf + loc adj |
| class warfare n | (conflict, tension between social classes) | conflicto entre clases nm + loc adj |
| | | enfrentamiento de clases nm + loc adj |
| | Class conflict exists in many modern societies, but does not lead to class warfare. |
| conventional warfare n | (uses traditional weapons) | guerra convencional loc nom f |
| | We cannot possibly defeat our enemy using conventional warfare alone. |
| | No hay manera de que venzamos al enemigo usando sólo la guerra convencional. |
CW,
cw n | initialism (chemical warfare) (sigla: guerra química) | GQ nf |
| gang warfare n | (conflict between urban gangs) | guerras de bandas nf + loc adj |
| | | guerra de pandillas nf + loc adj |
| | Local politicians are warning that the city's gang warfare is out of control. |
| | Los políticos locales advierten que la guerra de bandas de la ciudad está fuera de control. |
| germ warfare n | (use of biological weapons) | guerra bacteriológica loc nom f |
| | George Bush claimed that Saddam Hussain was preparing for germ warfare. |
| guerrilla warfare n | (unconventional warfare) | guerra de guerrillas loc nom f |
| | | guerrilla nf |
| | Large armed forces are often not effective during guerilla warfare. |
| | The US Revolutionary War was one of the first examples of using guerrilla warfare. |
| | Las fuerzas armadas suelen no ser efectivas en las guerras de guerrillas. |
| land warfare n | (military combat that takes place on land) | combate terrestre loc nom m |
| | We were well trained for land warfare but completely unprepared for the enemy's awesome air power. |
| | Estábamos entrenados para el combate terrestre pero para nada preparados para la increíble fuerza aérea del enemigo. |
| modern warfare n | (high-technology combat) | tácticas militares sofisticadas, tácticas de combate sofisticadas grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los ejércitos de las grandes potencias emplean ahora tácticas militares sofisticadas. |
| naval warfare n | (combat at sea) | batalla naval nf + adj |
| | A combination of skill in naval warfare and bad weather caused the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. |
| | Una combinación de habilidad para la batalla naval y mal clima ocasionó la derrota de la armada española en 1588. |
| nuclear warfare n | (involving nuclear weapons) | guerra nuclear nf + adj |
| psychological warfare | (warfare) | guerra psicológica nf + adj |
| submarine warfare n | (under-sea combat) | guerra submarina grupo nom |
| | The Germans used submarine warfare in WWII. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. EE.UU mantuvo la neutralidad hasta que Alemania declaró la guerra submarina sin restricciones en 1917 y comenzó a hundir mercantes norteamericanos. |
| trench warfare n | (combat waged from fortified ditches) | guerra de trincheras nf |
| | Trench warfare was a defining feature of World War I. |