war

war
wo: 1. noun
((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; (also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) krig, krigs-
2. verb
(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) føre krig, krige
- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves
krig
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subst. \/wɔː\/
(også overført) krig, kamp, strid
the war against disease will never end
kampen mot sykdom vil aldri ta slutt
there is a war on
det er krig
be at war (også overført) være i krig, krige, kjempe
she was at war with herself
hun utkjempet en indre strid
carry a war into something føre krig inn i
they'll carry the war into the enemy's country
de kommer til å føre krigen over i fiendens land
declare war (on\/against) erklære krig (mot)
gang war gangsterkrig, bandekrig, krig mellom rivaliserende gjenger
go to the wars (gammeldags) dra ut i krigen
go to war gå til krig, erklære krig, bryte freden
have a war on with someone (også overført) ha en feide med noen
they have a war on with each other
de har en feide med hverandre
in the wars (hverdagslig) i hardt vær
he has been in the wars
han har vært ute i hardt vær
on a war footing\/establishment (også overført) på krigsfot
the powers at war de krigførende makter
wage war on someone føre krig mot noen
let's wage war on them
la oss føre krig mot dem
war of attrition utmattelseskrig
war of independence frihetskrig, uavhengighetskrig
war of words ordkrig
war scare krigsfrykt
the wars of the elements elementenes raseri
the war to end all wars krigen som skal få slutt på alle kriger (brukes særlig om 1. verdenskrig)
war to the knife\/death krig på kniven
II
verb \/wɔː\/
(også overført) krige, føre krig, ligge i krig (med noen)
war against krige mot, føre krig mot
war with (overført) bekjempe
they war with corruption everywhere
de bekjemper korrupsjon over alt
kjempe med, være i konflikt med
the temptation warred with his conscience
fristelsen kjempet med samvittigheten hans

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