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Guerre des classes

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

class war N

class war
lutte f des classes
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
lutte de classes
class war
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

2. war (fierce competition):

war fig
guerre f
price/trade war
guerre des prix/commerciale
a state of war now exists between the two departments/companies
c'est la guerre entre les deux services/sociétés
a war of words
un conflit verbal

3. war (to eradicate sth):

war fig
lutte f (against contre)
the war against drug traffickers
la lutte contre les narco-trafiquants
to wage war on or against poverty, crime
mener une lutte contre

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

to war with a country/one's neighbours
être en guerre contre un pays/ses voisins (over à cause de)

III. war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

you look as if you've been in the wars
on dirait qu'il t'est arrivé des malheurs

I. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] N

1. class SOCIOL:

class
classe f
the working classes
la classe ouvrière

2. class:

class SCHOOL, UNIV (group of students)
classe f
class (lesson)
cours m (in de)
in class
en cours or classe
to give a class
assurer un cours
to take a class Brit
assurer un cours
to take a class Am
suivre un cours

3. class Am (year group):

class SCHOOL, UNIV
promotion f
class SCHOOL, UNIV
classe f

4. class (category):

class (gen)
classe f
class (gen)
catégorie f
class LAW (of offence)
type m
class (of vehicle)
catégorie f
class NAUT (of ship, submarine)
classe f
to be in a class of one's own or by oneself
être hors catégorie
she's in a different class from
il n'y a aucune comparaison possible entre elle et
he's not in the same class as
il n'arrive pas à la cheville de

5. class (elegance):

class inf
classe f
to have class
avoir de la classe
to add a touch of class to sth
donner un peu de distinction à qc

6. class TRANSP:

class
classe f
to travel first/second class
voyager en première/deuxième classe
a first/second class seat
une place de première/deuxième classe

7. class Brit UNIV:

class
≈ mention f
what was the class of your degree?
≈ est-ce que vous avez eu votre licence avec mention?
a first-/second-class degree
≈ licence avec mention très bien/bien

8. class:

class BIOL, MATH
classe f

II. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] ADJ inf (excellent)

class
de classe

III. class [Brit klɑːs, Am klæs] VB trans

1. class:

to class among, to class with
classer parmi
to class among, to class with
classer avec

Phrases:

to class as
assimiler à

in the PONS Dictionary

war [wɔ:ʳ, Am wɔ:r] N

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

Phrases:

to have been in the wars
revenir du front

I. class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class
classe f

2. class (lesson):

class
cours m

3. class Am UNIV (graduates):

class
promotion f

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière
the upper class
la haute société

5. class (grade):

class
classe f
to send sth first/second class
envoyer qc en première/seconde classe

6. class Brit, Aus (type of degree):

class
mention f
a first class honours degree
une licence avec mention très bien

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own
être le meilleur dans sa catégorie
to be out of sb's class
ne pas être aussi bon que qn

II. class <inv> [klɑ:s, Am klæs] ADJ

class
de classe
a world-class champion
un champion hors pair

III. class [klɑ:s, Am klæs] VB trans

class
classer
to class sb as sth
considérer qn à qc
in the PONS Dictionary

war [wɔr] N

war no indef art:

war
guerre f
to be at war
être en guerre
state of war
état m de guerre
the horrors of war
les horreurs fpl de la guerre
war hero
héros m 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
war of attrition
guerre d'usure
price/trade war
guerre des prix/commerciale

Phrases:

to have been in the wars
revenir du front

I. class [klæs] N

1. class (student group):

class
classe f

2. class (lesson):

class
cours m

3. class UNIV (graduates):

class
promotion f
the class of 2007
la promotion de 2007

4. class (quality):

the middle/working class
la classe moyenne/ouvrière
the upper class
la haute société

5. class (grade):

class
classe f

Phrases:

to be in a class of one's own
être le meilleur dans sa catégorie

II. class <inv> [klæs] ADJ

class
de classe
world-class champion
champion m hors pair

III. class [klæs] VB trans

class
classer
to class sb as sth
considérer qn comme qc
Present
Iwar
youwar
he/she/itwars
wewar
youwar
theywar
Past
Iwarred
youwarred
he/she/itwarred
wewarred
youwarred
theywarred
Present Perfect
Ihavewarred
youhavewarred
he/she/ithaswarred
wehavewarred
youhavewarred
theyhavewarred
Past Perfect
Ihadwarred
youhadwarred
he/she/ithadwarred
wehadwarred
youhadwarred
theyhadwarred
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War bond sales increased but enlistments went down.
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Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.
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The city also had 59,826 flats, of which 11,153 (about 19%) were still undamaged by the time the war ended.
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For example, a man could not go on the warpath without first performing the war-bundle feast, which contained two parts.
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His war diary describes how he sighted a lone merchant ship, with no defensive armament (an unusual sight by 1917).
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