Formes composées
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| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | acte de guerre nm |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| air war n | (military operation with aircraft) | guerre aérienne nf |
| air war n | (war phase using aircraft) | guerre aérienne nf |
| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | guerre totale nf |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | pacifiste, pacifique adj |
| art of war n | (military strategy) | art de la guerre nm |
| | General Patton was an avid student of the art of war. |
| | Le Général Patton était un étudiant assidu de l'art de la guerre. |
| articles of war npl | (law: army codes) | code militaire nm |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | en guerre loc adj |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| | Le Premier ministre vient d'annoncer que la nation est en guerre. |
| at war with [sb] expr | (in armed conflict with) | en guerre avec [qqn] loc adj |
| | Britain had been at war with France since 1803. |
| | La Grande-Bretagne était en guerre avec la France depuis 1803. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) (figuré) | en guerre loc adj |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| | Les deux parties politiques sont en guerre sur la taxe. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (in a dispute with) (figuré) | en guerre contre [qqn] loc adj |
| | Mr. Ellis has been at war with his neighbour Mr Barker about the state of his garden. |
| | M. Ellis est en guerre contre son voisin, M. Baker, sur l'état de son jardin. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (fighting, in conflict with) (figuré) | en guerre contre [qqn] loc adj |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. |
| | Certains militants végétaliens sont en guerre contre les mangeurs de viande. |
| at war with [sth] expr | figurative (ideas, desires: in conflict with) (figuré) | en guerre contre [qqn] expr |
| | (figuré) | en conflit contre [qch] expr |
| | The Church has often been openly at war with Marxism. |
| | L'Église a souvent été ouvertement en guerre contre le marxisme. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | guerre civile nf |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
| | La guerre civile a obligé la moitié de la population du pays à fuir. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) (Histoire américaine) | la guerre de Sécession nf |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| | La guerre de Sécession a éclaté en avril 1861. |
class war,
class warfare n | uncountable (social class conflict, collectively) | lutte des classes nf |
| class war n | (instance of such conflict) | lutte des classes nf |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | guerre froide nf |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| | On soupçonnait beaucoup de personnes d'être des espions durant la guerre froide. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | guerre froide nf |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) | guerre froide nf |
| conventional war n | (with traditional weapons) | guerre conventionnelle nf |
| culture war n | US (conflict of values) | guerre culturelle nf |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | déclaration de guerre nf |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt a signé la déclaration de guerre en décembre 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | déclarer la guerre loc v |
| | On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war. |
| | Le 1e août 1914, l'Allemagne a déclaré la guerre. |
declare war on [sb/sth],
declare war against [sb/sth] v expr | (state intention to make war with) | déclarer la guerre à loc v + prép |
| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. |
| | On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| | La France a déclaré la guerre à la Prusse le 19 juillet 1870. // Le 28 juillet 1914, l'Autriche-Hongrie a déclaré la guerre à la Serbie. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (figuré) | déclarer la guerre (à [qch]) loc v |
| | | se lancer (dans la lutte) contre loc v |
| | | s'attaquer à [qch] v pron + prép |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| | Le Président Richard Nixon a déclaré la guerre à la drogue en 1971. |
| | Le Président Richard Nixon s'est lancé dans la lutte contre la drogue en 1971. |
| dirty war n | (war: regime against insurgents) (type guerre en Amérique latine) | guerre sale nf |
| the dogs of war npl | literary (warfare, battle) (expression de Shakespeare) | chiens de la guerre nmpl |
| drone war n | (missile attacks) | guerre des drones nf |
the First World War,
World War One,
World War I,
the Great War n | (international conflict 1914-1919) | la Première Guerre mondiale nf propre |
| | | la Grande Guerre nf propre |
| | | la guerre de 14 nf propre |
| | | 14-18 n propre |
| foreign war n | (warfare waged in another country) | guerre à l'étranger nf |
French and Indian War,
UK: Seven Years' War n | (18th-century war) | guerre de Sept Ans nf |
| | England took control of Quebec in the French and Indian War. |
frigate bird,
man-o'-war bird,
hurricane-bird n | (seabird) (oiseau marin) | frégate nf |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | guerre des gangs, guerre entre gangs nf |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) (pays) | entrer en guerre loc v |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| | La Grande-Bretagne est entrée en guerre contre l'Allemagne en 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) (personne) | partir à la guerre loc v |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
| god of war n | (mythology: Mars, Ares, Odin, etc.) | dieu de la guerre nm |
| | Mars was the Roman god of war. |
| | Mars était le dieu romain de la guerre. |
| guerrilla war n | (irregular tactics by small groups) | guerrilla nf |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (figuré, Politique) | faucon nm |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| | Le nouveau député est un faucon et tente d'augmenter encore une fois les dépenses liées à la défense. |
| holy war n | (crusade, religious war) | guerre sainte nf |
| levy war v expr | (launch an attack) | faire la guerre loc v |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) | faites l'amour, pas la guerre expr |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
| | Faites l'amour pas la guerre est le slogan le plus connu de la période hippy. |
| make war vtr + n | (wage war: engage in warfare) | faire la guerre loc v |
| | (soutenu, vieilli) | guerroyer⇒ vi |
| make war on [sth] v expr | (start a war against) | faire la guerre à [qch] loc v |
| | (soutenu, vieilli) | guerroyer contre [qch] vi + adj |
| make war on [sth] v expr | figurative (fight strongly against) (figuré) | se battre contre [qch] loc v pron |
man o' war,
man-of-war n | (warship) | navire de guerre nm |
Portuguese man-o'-war,
Portuguese man-of-war,
man-of-war n | (jellyfish) (poisson) | galère, galère portugaise nf |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | d'après-guerre, de l'après-guerre loc adj |
postwar,
post-war adj | (after Second World War) | d'après-guerre, de l'après-guerre loc adj |
| | | de l'après seconde guerre mondiale loc adj |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | guerre préventive nf |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
| | De nombreux historiens considèrent la Première Guerre mondiale comme une guerre préventive. |
| price war | (intensive competition) | guerre des prix nf |
| prisoner of war n | (captured by enemy) | prisonnier de guerre, prisonnière de guerre nm, nf |
| prisoner-of-war camp n | (site to hold captured enemy) | camp de prisonniers de guerre nm |
| religious war n | (conflict between religions) | guerre de religion nf |
| | The crusades were part of a religious war between Christians and Muslims. |
Revolutionary War,
American Revolutionary War,
American Revolution n | historical (18th-century revolt) | guerre d'indépendance des États-Unis nf |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Deuxième Guerre mondiale nf |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
| | La Seconde Guerre mondiale (or: Deuxième Guerre mondiale) a débuté le 3 septembre 1939. |
| shooting war n | (armed conflict) | guerre armée nf |
| Spanish Civil War n | historical (1930s war) | guerre civile espagnole nf propre |
| | | guerre d'Espagne nf propre |
| spoils of war npl | (loot: [sth] plundered in a conflict) | butin de guerre nm |
| | | dépouilles de la guerre nfpl |
| state of war n | (hostilities between nations) (justice internationale) | état de guerre nm |
| | They have been in a near-constant state of war for years. |
| | Ils vivent dans un état de guerre permanent depuis des années. |
| Trojan war n | historical (Greeks versus Trojans) | guerre de Troie nf |
| | The Trojan War is recounted in the epic poem "The Iliad" by the Greek poet Homer. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) | tir à la corde nm |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
| | Au tir à la corde, les participants les plus lourds se mettent aux deux extrémités. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) | lutte acharnée nf |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug-of-war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| | Ils n'arriveront à rien s'ils continuent de se mener une lutte acharnée plutôt que d'unir leurs efforts. |
| turf war n | (dispute over territory) | dispute territoriale nf |
| | | lutte pour un territoire nf |
| the Vietnam War n | (1960s conflict) | la guerre du Viêt Nam, la guerre du Vietnam nf |
| wage war vtr + n | (make war: engage in warfare) | faire la guerre loc v |
| | (entre 2 camps) | se faire la guerre loc v |
| | 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) | faire la guerre à [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | | partir en guerre contre [qqn/qch] loc v + prép |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| wage war on [sth] v expr | figurative (attack) (figuré) | partir en guerre contre [qch] loc v + prép |
| | | s'attaquer à v pron + prép |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| war bride n | (woman marrying a soldier going to war) | femme de soldat nf |
| war bride n | (woman marrying a foreign soldier) (femme de soldat étranger) | épouse de guerre nf |
| war cabinet n | (government wartime committee) | cabinet de guerre nm |
| | The president consulted with his war cabinet before ordering an invasion. |
war casualty,
casualty of war n | (soldier: injured) | blessé de guerre nm |
war casualty,
casualty of war n | ([sb] killed during conflict) | victime de guerre nf |
| | (surtout au pluriel) | perte humaine nf |
| war chest n | figurative (money to finance a war) | trésor de guerre nm |
| | We need to double our war chest if we hope to get her elected. |
| war clouds npl | figurative (sign of trouble ahead) | signes annonciateurs de la guerre nmpl |
| | At the end of the 1930s, war clouds were gathering throughout Europe. |
| | | menace de guerre nf |
| | À la fin des années 1930, on percevait dans l'air une menace de guerre imminente (or: que la guerre menaçait) à travers l'Europe. |
| war correspondent n | (journalist who reports from war zones) | correspondant de guerre nm |
| | She started her career in journalism as a war correspondent. |
| | Elle commença sa carrière de journaliste comme correspondante de guerre. |
| war crime n | usually plural (unacceptable wartime acts) | crime de guerre nm |
| | He is awaiting trial in The Hague for war crimes. |
| | Il attend son procès à la Haye pour crimes de guerre. |
| war criminal n | (law: breaks war conventions) | criminel de guerre nm |
| war cry n | (to rally soldiers) | cri de guerre nm |
| | Hungarian warriors used to shout the war cry "Huj, Huj, Hajrá!". |
| war cry n | figurative (slogan used to rally support) | cri de ralliement nm |
| | 'No new taxes' became their war cry prior to the election. |
| | « Pas d'impôts nouveaux » était devenu leur cri de ralliement avant l'élection. |
| | (figuré) | cri de guerre nm |
| | « Pas d'impôts nouveaux » était devenu leur cri de guerre avant les élections. |
| war dance n | (dance before war) | danse de guerre nf |
| war dance n | (dance after war victory) (guerre) | danse de réjouissance nf |
| War Eagle n | US (American Civil War emblem) (emblème de la Guerre de Sécession) | War Eagle nm |
| war economy n | (allocation of resources in wartime) | économie de guerre nf |
| | Many historians agree that the end of the depression of the 1930s was a result of the war economy. |
| war effort n | (work done for one's country during war) | effort de guerre nm |
| war footing n | (military condition) | pied de guerre nm |
| war game | (military) | jeu de guerre nm |
| | | simulation de guerre nf |
| | | manœuvres nfpl |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | jeux de guerre nmpl |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| | Les commandants de l'armée utilisent des jeux de guerre pour perfectionner et pratiquer leurs tactiques. |
| war hammer n | (weaponry) | marteau de guerre nm |
| war medal n | (military decoration for heroism in war) (France) | médaille militaire nf |
| | The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
| | (France) | Croix de guerre |
| war memorial n | (monument to dead soldiers) | monument aux morts nm |
| | The war memorials in Washington, D.C. attract a lot of tourists every year. |
| war of attrition n | (warfare: weakening other side over time) | guerre d'usure nf |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | guerre des nerfs nf |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) | guerre des mots nf |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
| | Les candidats rivaux se sont lancés dans une vilaine guerre des mots l'un contre l'autre. |