| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| war n | (armed conflict) | oorlog nw de |
| | The war was opposed by many people in the country. |
| war n | (period of armed conflict) | oorlog, oorlogstijd nw de |
| | The war lasted for five years. |
| war⇒ vi | figurative (wage war) (figuurlijk) | strijden onoverg.ww |
| | The trades unions and management have been warring over pay for many months. |
| war n | (state of armed conflict, not peace) | oorlog nw de |
| | | conflict nw het |
| | The country has been in a state of war for thirty years. |
| war vi | figurative (be in conflict) | twisten, strijden onverg.ww |
| | The trade unions and management have been warring over pay for many months. |
Samengestelde woorden:
|
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | antioorlogsgezind bn |
| at war adj | (engaged in armed conflict) | in oorlog bw |
| | We are at war. |
| at war with [sb] prep | (fighting) | op voet van oorlog, in oorlog bw |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) (figuurlijk) | in oorlog bw |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| at war with [sth] prep | figurative (conflicting) (figuurlijk) | op voet van oorlog, in oorlog bw |
| civil war n | (internal war in a country) | burgeroorlog nw de |
| (American) Civil War n | US, historical (war between states) | burgeroorlog nw de |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | oorlogsverklaring nw de |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | de oorlog verklaren nw + ww |
| | On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (figuurlijk) | iemand de oorlog verklaren nw + overg.ww |
| | | iemand bestrijden overg.ww |
| | | harde maatregelen nemen frase |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | bendeoorlog nw de |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| | Bepaalde stedelijke gebieden zijn niet veilig door de ene bendeoorlog na de andere. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | ten strijde trekken onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | naar het front gaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (figuurlijk, voorstander van agressief politiek beleid) | havik nw de |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | naoorlogs bn |
postwar,
post-war adj | (after Second World War) (na de 2e Wereldoorlog) | naoorlogs bn |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | preventieve oorlog bn + nw de |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
| tug of war n | (game: pulling on rope) | touwtrekwedstrijd nw de |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug of war. |
| tug of war n | figurative (struggle) (figuurlijk) | touwtrekken, getouwtrek nw het, ont. |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug of war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | oorlogsscenario's nw mv |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | zenuwoorlog nw de |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) (figuurlijk) | woordenoorlog nw de |
| | | verbale strijd bn+nw de |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
warbonnet,
war bonnet n | (North American Indian headdress) | indianentooi nw de |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | oorlogsschip nw het |
| | | oorlogsbodem nw de |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |