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| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | acțiune care duce la război s.f. |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | război total s.n. |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | antirăzboinic adj. |
| | | opus războiului adj. |
| art of war n | (military strategy) | arta războiului s.f. |
| | General Patton was an avid student of the art of war. |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | în război loc.adv. |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) | în conflict loc.adv. |
| | | a se disputa vb.reflex. |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | război civil |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | Război Civil din S.U.A. s.propriu |
| | | Războiul de secesiune s.propriu |
| | | Războiul dintre Nord și Sud s.propriu |
| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | Războiul rece s.n. |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | război rece s.n. |
| | | luptă fără arme s.f. |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (figurat) | război rece, conflict de lungă durată s.n. |
| conventional war n | (with traditional weapons) | război convențional s.n. |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | declarație de război |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | a declara război loc.vb. |
| | 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) | a declara război loc.vb. |
| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. |
| | On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) | a declara război loc.vb. |
| | | a lua măsuri drastice împotriva expr.vb. |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | conflict între benzile de cartier |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | a intra în război cu loc.vb. |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | a pleca la război loc.vb. |
| | 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.) | zeu al războiului s.m. |
| | Mars was the Roman god of war. |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (figurat, politică) | vultur s.m. |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| | Noul membru al Congresului este un vultur și încearcă să mărească din nou fondurile alocate apărării. |
| holy war n | (crusade, religious war) | război sfânt s.n. |
| | | cruciadă s.f. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) (slogan) | faceți dragoste, nu războaie |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | postbelic adj. |
postwar,
post-war adj | (after Second World War) | postbelic adj. |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | război preventiv s.n. |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
| religious war n | (conflict between religions) | război religios s.n. |
| | The Crusades were part of a religious war between Christians and Muslims. |
Revolutionary War,
American Revolutionary War,
American Revolution n | historical (18th-century revolt) | Războiul de independență al Statelor Unite ale Americii s.n. |
| | | Războiul revoluționar american s.n. |
the Second World War,
World War II n | (international conflict of 1939-1945) | Al Doilea Război Mondial n.propriu |
| | The Second World War began on 3rd September 1939. |
| state of war n | (hostilities between nations) | stare de război s.f. |
| | They have been in a near-constant state of war for years. |
| Trojan war n | historical (Greeks versus Trojans) | război troian s.n. |
| | 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) | lupta cu odgonul loc.subst. |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) (figurat) | competiție s.f. |
| | | luptă pentru supremație expr. |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug-of-war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| wage war vtr + n | (make war: engage in warfare) | a se război cu vb.reflex. |
| | | a purta război cu loc.vb. |
| | After a decade of waging war, even the country's bellicose leaders were beginning to long for peace. |
| wage war v | figurative (launch a sustained attack) (figurativ) | a declara război loc.vb. |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| wage war on [sb/sth] v expr | (launch an attack) | a lansa un atac împotriva, a lansa un atac contra loc.vb. |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| war cabinet n | (government wartime committee) | cabinet de război s.n. |
| | The president consulted with his war cabinet before ordering an invasion. |
| war chest n | figurative (money to finance a war) | fonduri de sponsorizare a războiului s.n.pl. |
| | We need to double our war chest if we hope to get her elected. |
| war clouds npl | figurative (sign of trouble ahead) | nori negri s.m.pl. |
| | At the end of the 1930s, war clouds were gathering throughout Europe. |
| war correspondent n | (journalist who reports from war zones) | corespondent de război s.m. |
| | She started her career in journalism as a war correspondent. |
| war crime n | usually plural (unacceptable wartime acts) | crime de război s.f.pl. |
| | He is awaiting trial in The Hague for war crimes. |
| war cry n | literal ([sth] shouted in battle to rally soldiers) | strigăt de luptă s.n. |
| | Hungarian warriors used to shout the war cry "Huj, Huj, Hajrá!". |
| war cry n | figurative (slogan used to rally support) | încurajare la luptă s.f. |
| | 'No new taxes' became their war cry prior to the election. |
| war economy n | (allocation of resources in wartime) | alocarea fondurilor pe timp de război s.f. |
| | Many historians agree that the end of the depression of the 1930s was a result of the war economy. |
| war medal n | (military decoration for heroism in war) (război) | decorație s.f. |
| | The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
| war memorial n | (monument to dead soldiers) | monumentul eroilor s.n. |
| | The war memorials in Washington, D.C. attract a lot of tourists every year. |
| war of nerves n | figurative (psychological conflict) | război al nervilor s.n. |
| | The match became a war of nerves, with both players waiting for the other to crack. |
| war of words n | figurative (argument) | invective s.f.pl. |
| | The rival candidates became involved in a nasty war of words. |
| war paint n | (warriors' face paint) (la amerindieni) | pictură pe față s.f. |
| | The Apache warrior was wearing war paint and an elaborate headdress. |
| war paint n | informal, figurative, humorous (make-up) | machiaj s.n. |
| | Susan put on her full war paint for the grand ball. |
| war plans npl | (military strategy in case of war) | planuri de război s.n.pl. |
| war zone n | (area affected by combat) | zonă de război s.f. |
| | The Red Cross evacuated all civilians from the war zone. |
| war-torn adj | (ravaged by war) | distrus de război expr. |
warbonnet,
war bonnet n | (North American Indian headdress) | panaș al amerindienilor s.n. |
| | (amerindieni) | podoabă din pene de vultur s.f. |
warship,
war vessel n | (seagoing combat vessel) | navă de război s.f. |
| | The warship was capable of firing guns, torpedoes, and missiles. |
| world war n | (large-scale international conflict) | război mondial s.n. |
| | Government officials are doing all they can to prevent a world war. |