world war in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for world war in the English»French Dictionary

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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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world [Brit wəːld, Am wərld] N

1. world (planet):

world
monde m
the whole world
le monde entier
throughout the world
dans le monde entier
to go round the world
faire le tour du monde
the biggest/smallest in the world
le plus grand/petit du monde
no-one in the world
personne au monde
more than anything in the world
plus que tout au monde
this world and the next
le monde d'ici-bas et l'au-delà
the things of this world
les choses d'ici-bas
the next or other world
l'autre monde
‘world without end’ REL
‘pour les siècles des siècles’
to lead the world in electronics
être à la pointe de l'électronique
to bring sb into the world mother:
donner le jour à qn
to bring sb into the world doctor, midwife:
mettre qn au monde
to come into the world baby:
voir le jour
to come into the world attr agenda, events, climate, market, leader, politics, proportions, prices, rights, scale
mondial
to come into the world record, tour, championship
du monde
to come into the world cruise
autour du monde

4. world (person's environment):

world
monde m
world
univers m
the world of the child
le monde or l'univers de l'enfant
his death has shattered her world
sa mort a basculé son univers
he lives in a world of his own or a private world
il vit dans un monde à part
(all) the world and his wife hum
tout le monde
a world away from sth
très éloigné de qc
to be all the world to sb
représenter tout pour qn
to be on top of the world
être aux anges
for all the world like/as if
exactement comme/comme si
he's one of the Rasputins/Don Juans of this world
c'est un véritable Raspoutine/Don Juan
the Pauls/Annes of this world
les gens de cette espèce
how in the world did you know?
comment diable l'as-tu su?
to get the best of both worlds
gagner sur les deux tableaux
he wants to get the best of both worlds
il veut tout avoir, il veut le beurre et l'argent du beurre
I'd give the world to…
je donnerais n'importe quoi pour…
it's a small world!
le monde est petit
it's not the end of the world!
ce n'est pas la fin du monde!
a man/woman of the world
un homme/une femme d'expérience
not for (all) the world
pas pour tout l'or du monde
out of this world
extraordinaire
that's the way of the world
c'est la vie
the world's worst cook/correspondent
le pire chef/correspondant du monde entier
the world, the flesh and the devil
les tentations du monde, de la chair et du diable
there's a world of difference
il y a une différence énorme
it did him/them the or a world of good
ça lui/leur a fait énormément de bien
to have the world at one's feet
avoir le monde à ses pieds
to set the world on fire
épater le monde inf
to think the world of sb
penser le plus grand bien de qn
to think the world owes you a living
penser que le monde vous doit quelque chose
to watch the world go by
regarder le monde s'agiter
what/where/who etc in the world?
que/où/qui etc diable?
with the best will in the world
avec la meilleure volonté du monde
worlds apart
diamétralement opposé
the two sides are worlds apart
les deux parties ont un point de vue diamétralement opposé

See also oyster

oyster [Brit ˈɔɪstə, Am ˈɔɪstər] N

world war in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for world war in the English»French Dictionary

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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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English
The music is a blend of world war-related samples and loops with booming sounds and instrumental pieces.
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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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He prophesied that, if they brought about another world war, they would experience their annihilation.
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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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After the second world war the area was subject to local authority compulsory purchase and scheduled for demolition as part of the slum clearance schemes of the 1960s.
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Rickshaws were taken over by the trishaw after the world war.
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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.
www.spectator.co.uk
All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table instead of unleashing a new world war.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The old synagogue burned down during the 1st world war and a new synagogue was built in its place.
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The characters, from the blinkered generals to the poor souls mired in the trenches, are oblivious to the wider world of this world war.
www.macleans.ca

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