war effort in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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effort [Brit ˈɛfət, Am ˈɛfərt] N

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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war effort in the PONS 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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They supported the war effort and built a loyalty among the airplane manufacturers 47,000 employees.
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Her depictions which were used for propaganda purposes were based upon women working for the war effort.
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Many members had joined in on the war effort leaving the chapters weak.
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Since many trains were diverted to the war effort, civilians had to use alternative forms of transportation.
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Many of the enterprises in question produced materials significant to the war effort, such as medicines, glycerin for explosives, charcoal for gas masks.
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The emancipation of slaves was now part of the national war effort.
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It also has a dynamic campaign mode where the player can contribute to the war effort by performing missions.
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Children would help on these farms to help with the war effort.
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The silver chevrons awarded for honorable domestic service in support of the war effort were instead considered a badge of shame by many recipients.
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The women supported the war effort, and made the rationing of consumer goods a success.
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