World War in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for World War in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

World War N

World War I/II, First/Second World War

Първа/Втора световна война

Translations for World War in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

Втората световна война

Second World War

Първата световна война

First World War

Първата световна война

World War I

Първата световна война

First World War

Втората световна война

Second World War

световна война

world war

Translations for World War in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

world [wɜːld, Am wɜːrld] N

1. world no pl GEO, COMPUT:

world

свят m

multi media video world

мултимедиен видеосвят

the world's population

населението на земята

world Cup

Световната купа

world record

световен рекорд

to come into the world

появявам се на бял свят

2. world (defined group):

world

общество nt

the Muslim/English-speaking world

мюсюлманското/англоговорещото общество

the world of fashion

светът на модата

Phrases:

to have the world at one's feet

светът е в краката ми

all the world and her husband/his wife Brit

всички без изключение

to be a man/woman of the world

светски мъж/жена

the world is sb's oyster

за нкг няма невъзможни неща

to be worlds apart

живеем в различни светове [o. на отделни планети]

to live in a world of one's own

живея в собствен свят

to mean (all) the world to sb

най-ценното на този свят за нкг съм

to be out of this world inf

чудесен [o. божествен] съм

to think the world of sb

имам високо мнение за нкг

war [wɔːʳ, Am wɔːr] N no pl, no indef art

war

война f

the horrors of war

ужасите на войната

laws and customs of war

законите и обичаите на войната

a state of war

военно положение

in time of war

по време на война

war atrocities

жестокостите на войната

a war of attrition

война на изтощение

war dead

загиналите във война

war breaks out between sb/sth and sb/sth

избухва война между нщ/нкг и нкг/нщ

to be at war

във война съм

to declare war on sb/sth a. fig

обявявам война на нкг/нщ

to go to war

воювам

to go to war

прибягвам до оръжие

to wage war against sb/sth

водя война срещу нкг/нщ

to wage war against sb/sth fig

боря се срещу нкг/нщ

price/trade war

ценова/търговска война

to have been in the wars

пострадал съм

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was a portrait painter and official war artist during the first world war.

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Perhaps we were starting a pre-emptive world war.

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The site spent a considerable number of years after the second world war as a holiday camp.

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They had enthusiasm and self-confidence after the national victory in the world war.

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However, most of the participants were not fully satisfied, and grievances regarding the results festered until they exploded in world war in 1914.

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Insistence that riders dress from neck to toe became impracticable during clothing shortages in the second world war.

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The old synagogue burned down during the 1st world war and a new synagogue was built in its place.

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During the first world war, he enlisted in the army to deal with scientific-technical problems such as wireless telegraphy.

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I went out and bought two five-gallon second world war-style green steel jerrycans, filled them to the brim with diesel, and concealed them in suitcases.

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Rickshaws were taken over by the trishaw after the world war.

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