holy war in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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holy [Brit ˈhəʊli, Am ˈhoʊli] ADJ

I.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] N

1. war (armed conflict):

war
guerre f
the horrors of war
les horreurs de la guerre
the day war broke out
le jour où la guerre a éclaté
in the war
à la guerre
between the wars (world wars)
entre les deux guerres
a state of war now exists between our two countries
nos deux pays sont désormais en état de guerre
to win/lose a war
gagner/perdre une guerre
to go off to the war
partir à la guerre
to go to war against country
entrer en guerre contre
to wage war on country
faire la guerre contre
to be at war with a country
être en guerre avec un pays
a war over or about land, independence
une guerre pour
a war over or about issue, problem
une guerre sur
a war over or about attr debts, correspondent, crime, criminal, effort, film, historian, medal, photographer, widow, wound
de guerre
a war over or about cemetery, leader, grave, zone
militaire
a war over or about hero
de la guerre
war deaths
victimes fpl de la guerre
he has a good war record
il a de bons états de service

II.war <pres part warring; pret, pp warred> [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] VB intr

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III.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

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holy war in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for holy war in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for holy war in the English»French Dictionary

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holy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhəʊli, Am ˈhoʊ-] ADJ a. fig

war no pl, no indef art:

war
guerre f
to be at war
être en guerre
a state of war
un état de guerre
in time of war
en temps de guerre
the horrors of war
les horreurs de la guerre
war atrocities
les atrocités de la guerre
a war hero
un héros de guerre
war breaks out between sb/sth and sb/sth
la guerre éclate entre qn/qc et qn/qc
to declare war on sb/sth a. fig
déclarer la guerre à qn/qc
to go to war
aller en guerre
to wage war against sb/sth
faire la guerre contre qn/qc
to wage war against sb/sth fig
être en guerre contre qn/qc
a war of attrition
une guerre d'usure
price/trade war
guerre des prix/commerciale
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He said that holy war was the only way to achieve reforms, not peaceful calls for reforms or elections.
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The territorial nomads have begun a holy war to drive the human miners from their lands.
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The young men played paintball in 2000 and 2001 as a means of training for holy war around the globe.
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But the holy war that he declared was an attempt at unity among the "teip" clans.
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However, remaining families were quoted as vowing a holy war against demolition attempts.
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The warriors in the holy war are urged not to harm non-combatants, women and children, unless they attack you first.
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