Compound Forms:
war | warring |
| act of war n | (action that provokes a war) | declaración de guerra grupo nom |
| | The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, provoking the US to enter WWII. |
| | El ataque a Pearl Harbor fue una declaración de guerra. |
| air war n | (military operation with aircraft) | guerra aérea nf + adj |
| air war n | (war phase using aircraft) | guerra aérea nf + adj |
| all-out war n | (full-scale combat) | guerra sin cuartel loc nom f |
| | The drug cartels along the US-Mexico border have declared an all-out war against law enforcement. |
| | Los cárteles de la droga de la frontera entre EE.UU. y México han declarado una guerra sin cuartel a las autoridades. |
antiwar,
anti-war adj | (against armed conflict) | antiguerra adj |
| | | antibélico adj |
| | | en contra de la guerra loc adj |
| art of war n | (military strategy) | el arte de la guerra nm |
| | General Patton was an avid student of the art of war. |
| | El General Patton fue un ávido estudioso del arte de la guerra. |
| articles of war npl | (law: army codes) | código de justicia militar loc nom m |
| at war adj | (in armed conflict) | en guerra loc adv |
| | The Prime Minister has just declared that the nation is at war. |
| | El Primer Ministro acaba de declarar que la Nación está en guerra. |
| at war with [sb] expr | (in armed conflict with) | en guerra con loc adv |
| | Britain had been at war with France since 1803. |
| | Inglaterra había estado en guerra con Francia desde 1803. |
| at war adj | figurative (in a dispute) (figurado) | en guerra loc adv |
| | | en conflicto loc adv |
| | The two political parties are at war over the tax. |
| | Los dos partidos políticos están en guerra por el impuesto. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (in a dispute with) (figurado) | en guerra con loc adv |
| | Mr. Ellis has been at war with his neighbour Mr Barker about the state of his garden. |
| | El hombre ha estado en guerra con su vecino por el estado del jardín. |
| at war with [sb] expr | figurative (fighting, in conflict with) (figurado) | en guerra con loc adv |
| | Some militant vegans are at war with meat eaters. |
| | Algunos veganos militantes están en guerra con los que comen carne. |
| at war with [sth] expr | figurative (ideas, desires: in conflict with) | en guerra con loc adv |
| | | enfrentado con participio + prep |
| civil war n | (country's internal war) | guerra civil loc nom f |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
| | La guerra civil desplazó a casi la mitad de la población del país. |
class war,
class warfare n | uncountable (social class conflict, collectively) | lucha de clases nf + loc adj |
| class war n | (instance of such conflict) | lucha de clases nf + loc adj |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | guerra fría loc nom f |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (figurado) | guerra fría loc nom f |
| conventional war n | (with traditional weapons) | guerra convencional loc nom f |
| culture war n | US (conflict of values) | guerra cultural nf + adj mf |
| | | batalla cultural nf + adj mf |
| declaration of war n | (formal announcement of war) | declaración de guerra nf + loc adj |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Declaration of War in December of 1941. |
| | Franklin D. Roosvelt firmó la declaración de guerra en diciembre de 1941. |
| declare war vtr + n | (state intention to make war) | declarar la guerra loc verb |
| | On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war. |
| | Alemania declaró la guerra el 1 de agosto de 1914. |
declare war on [sb/sth],
declare war against [sb/sth] v expr | (state intention to make war with) | declararle la guerra a loc verb |
| | | declarar la guerra contra loc verb |
| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. |
| | On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| | Francia le declaró la guerra a Prusia el 28 de julio de 1870. // El Imperio austrohúngaro le declaró la guerra a Serbia el 28 de julio de 1914. |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (figurado) | declararle la guerra a loc verb |
| | | declarar la guerra contra loc verb |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| | El presidente Richard Nixon le declaró la guerra a las drogas en 1971. |
| dirty war n | (war: regime against insurgents) | guerra sucia loc nom f |
| the dogs of war npl | literary (warfare, battle) | los perros de guerra loc nom mpl |
| drone war n | (missile attacks) | guerra de drones nf |
| foreign war n | (warfare waged in another country) | guerra en el extranjero nf |
frigate bird,
man-o'-war bird,
hurricane-bird n | (seabird) | fragata nf |
| gang war n | (conflict between urban gangs) | guerra de bandas grupo nom |
| | Certain urban areas are not safe due to one gang war after another. |
| | Hubo una guerra de bandas por temas de droga. |
| go to war v expr | (engage in warfare) | entrar en guerra loc verb |
| | Britain went to war against Germany in 1914. |
| | Gran Bretaña entró en guerra con Alemania en 1914. |
| go to war v expr | (leave for battlefront) | ir a la guerra loc verb |
| | | irse a la guerra loc verb |
| | The exhibition highlights how many young men went to war from Wells and the surrounding villages. |
| | La exhibición muestra cuando jóvenes fueron a la guerra desde Gales y los pueblos aledaños. |
| god of war n | (mythology: Mars, Ares, Odin, etc.) | dios de la guerra nm |
| | Mars was the Roman god of war. |
| guerrilla war n | (irregular tactics by small groups) | guerra de guerrillas loc nom f |
hawk,
war hawk n | (politics) (política) | halcón nm |
| | The new congressman is a hawk and is trying to raise defense spending again. |
| | El nuevo congresista es un halcón y está tratando de que vuelva a aumentar el presupuesto de defensa. |
| holy war n | (crusade, religious war) | cruzada nf |
| | Algunos llamaron a la guerra civil española la cruzada contra el comunismo. |
| levy war v expr | (launch an attack) | lanzar un ataque, iniciar una guerra loc verb |
| | Fue una insensatez iniciar una guerra contra un enemigo tan poderoso. |
| make love not war interj | (pacifist slogan of the 1960s) | hagan el amor no la guerra; sí al amor, no a la guerra expr |
| | 'Make love not war' was the best-known slogan of the hippy movement. |
| | "Sí al amor, no a la guerra" es la consigna más famosa del movimiento hippie. |
| make war vtr + n | (wage war: engage in warfare) | hacer la guerra loc verb |
| make war on [sth] v expr | (start a war against) | entrar en guerra con loc verb |
| make war on [sth] v expr | figurative (fight strongly against) (figurado) | hacer la guerra contra loc verb |
man o' war,
man-of-war n | (warship) | buque de guerra grupo nom |
Portuguese man-o'-war,
Portuguese man-of-war,
man-of-war n | (jellyfish) (Physalia physalis) | carabela portuguesa, fragata portuguesa, agua mala, botella azul, falsa medusa loc nom f |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | de posguerra loc adj |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) | de la posguerra loc adj |
| | | después de la Segunda Guerra loc adv |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
| | El Japón de la posguerra tuvo un tremendo crecimiento económico. |
| preventive war n | (to prevent greater conflict) | guerra preventiva nf + adj |
| | | ataque preventivo nm + adj |
| | Many historians regard World War I as a preventive war. |
| | Muchos historiadores consideran la Primera Guerra Mundial como una guerra preventiva. |
| price war | (intensive competition) | guerra de precios nf + loc adj |
| prisoner of war n | (captured by enemy) | prisionero de guerra, prisionera de guerra loc nm, loc nf |
| prisoner-of-war camp n | (site to hold captured enemy) | campo de prisioneros de guerra nm + loc adj |
| religious war n | (conflict between religions) | guerra religiosa nf + adj |
| | | guerra de religión nf + loc adj |
| | | guerra santa loc nom f |
| | The Crusades were part of a religious war between Christians and Muslims. |
| | Las Cruzadas fueron parte de una guerra religiosa entre cristianos y musulmanes. |
| shooting war n | (armed conflict) (formal) | conflicto armado, conflicto bélico nm + adj |
| | | guerra nf |
| spoils of war npl | (loot: [sth] plundered in a conflict) | botín de guerra grupo nom |
| state of war n | (hostilities between nations) | estado de guerra loc nom m |
| | They have been in a near-constant state of war for years. |
| | Han estado en estado de guerra casi permanente durante años. |
| Trojan war n | historical (Greeks versus Trojans) | Guerra de Troya loc nom f |
| | The Trojan War is recounted in the epic poem "The Iliad" by the Greek poet Homer. |
| | La Guerra de Troya está narrada en el poema épico "La Ilíada" del poeta griego Homero. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war,
tug-o-war,
tug o' war n | (game: pulling on rope) | juego de tirar de la cuerda nm + loc adj |
| | | juego de la soga nm + loc adj |
| | | tira y afloja loc nom m |
| | | cinchada nf |
| | The heaviest people are at the back in games of tug-of-war. |
| | La gente más pesada siempre va atrás en el juego de tirar la cuerda. |
tug-of-war,
tug of war n | figurative (struggle, competition) (figurado) | lucha nf |
| | | pelea nf |
| | (AR) | tira y afloja loc nom m |
| | They will not get anything done until they cease this tug-of-war and start pulling in the same direction. |
| | No lograrán hacer nada hasta que detengan la lucha y empiecen a tirar los dos para el mismo lado. |
| turf war n | (dispute over territory) | lucha territorial nf |
| wage war vtr + n | (make war: engage in warfare) | estar en guerra loc verb |
| | After a decade of waging war, even the country's bellicose leaders were beginning to long for peace. |
| | Después de una década de estar en guerra hasta los líderes belicosos del país empezaban a añorar la paz. |
| wage war on [sb/sth] v expr | (launch an attack) | hacerle la guerra a loc verb |
| | The Vikings waged war on coastal villages and monasteries. |
| wage war on [sth] v expr | figurative (attack) (figurado) | librar una guerra contra loc verb |
| | Cameron waged war on Brown's new economic policies. |
| | El Sr. Cameron libró una guerra contra las políticas económicas del Sr. Brown. |
| war bride n | (woman marrying a soldier going to war) | novia de guerra loc nom f |
| war bride n | (woman marrying a foreign soldier) | novia de guerra loc nom f |
| war cabinet n | (government wartime committee) | gabinete de guerra nm + loc adj |
| | The president consulted with his war cabinet before ordering an invasion. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El presidente se reunió con el gabinete de guerra para decidir el retiro de las tropas. |
war casualty,
casualty of war n | (soldier: injured) | herido de guerra loc nom m |
war casualty,
casualty of war n | ([sb] killed during conflict) | caído nm |
| | Por la noche regresaban a por los caídos para darles sepultura. |
| war chest n | figurative (money to finance a war) | fondo de financiación nm + loc adj |
| | | fondo de reserva nm + loc adj |
| | We need to double our war chest if we hope to get her elected. |
| war clouds npl | figurative (sign of trouble ahead) (figurado) | vientos de guerra loc nom mpl |
| | At the end of the 1930s, war clouds were gathering throughout Europe. |
| | Al final de los años 30 los vientos de guerra recorrían toda Europa. |
| war correspondent n | (journalist who reports from war zones) | corresponsal de guerra grupo nom |
| | She started her career in journalism as a war correspondent. |
| | Ella comenzó su carrera en periodismo como corresponsal de guerra. |
| war crime n | usually plural (unacceptable wartime acts) | crímenes de guerra loc nom mpl |
| | He is awaiting trial in The Hague for war crimes. |
| | Él ahora espera un juicio ante el Tribunal de La Haya por sus crímenes de guerra. |
| war criminal n | (law: breaks war conventions) | criminal de guerra loc nom mf |
| war cry n | (to rally soldiers) | grito de guerra loc nom m |
| | | grito de batalla loc nom m |
| | Hungarian warriors used to shout the war cry "Huj, Huj, Hajrá!". |
| | Los soldados húngaros solían utilizar como grito de guerra "¡Huj, Huj, Hajrá!". |
| war cry n | figurative (slogan used to rally support) | grito de guerra loc nom m |
| | 'No new taxes' became their war cry prior to the election. |
| | "No impuestos nuevos" se convirtió en su grito de guerra antes de las elecciones. |
| war dance n | (dance before war) | danza de guerra loc nom f |
| war dance n | (dance after war victory) | danza de guerra loc nom f |
| war economy n | (allocation of resources in wartime) | economía de guerra loc nom f |
| | Many historians agree that the end of the depression of the 1930s was a result of the war economy. |
| | Muchos historiadores están de acuerdo en que el final de la depresión de los años 30 fue el resultado de una economía de guerra. |
| war effort n | (work done for one's country during war) | esfuerzo de guerra loc nom m |
| war fever n | literary, pejorative (enthusiasm for war) (figurado) | fiebre de guerra loc nom f |
| war footing n | (military condition) | pie de lucha loc nom m |
| war game | (military) | simulacro de guerra nm + loc adj |
| war games npl | (enactment of battles) | juegos de guerra nmpl + loc adj |
| | Army commanders use war games to sharpen up and practise their tactics. |
| | Los comandantes militares usan los juegos de guerra para afinar y practicar sus tácticas. |
| war hammer n | (weaponry) | martillo de guerra loc nom m |
| | | martillo de armas loc nom m |
| war medal n | (military decoration for heroism in war) | medalla a la acción en combate grupo nom |
| | The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor. |