Translations for „phoney war“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈpho·ney war N esp Brit hist

phoney war

ruhiger Zeitabschnitt im Zweiten Weltkrieg

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English

The dormant conflict of the phoney war is reflected in the activity of the novel's main characters.

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But there will most likely be short-term pain, especially now the phoney war is coming to an end.

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There was something of a phoney war atmosphere which did not come across in the exciting reportage.

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The ultra-loyal customers were very confused, as it began to dawn on them that maybe it had all been a phoney war.

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Their phoney war, which lead to the deaths of so many innocent people, had been a giant scam.

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The group stage, with the lesser sides setting up to repel rather than create, has in a sense been a phoney war.

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Notwithstanding this, it is clear that the phoney war, which has been waged throughout all of 2016, will soon come to a conclusion.

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This is the period of the phoney war.

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The phoney war of the general election is well under way.

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With 100 days to go, the election is not so much a phoney war as an endless series of photo opportunities for the parties.

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