turf war in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for turf war in the English»Italian Dictionary

turf war [Brit, Am ˈtərf ˌwɔr] N

turf war

lotta f per il territorio also fig

Translations for turf war in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.turf <pl turfs, turves> [Brit təːf, Am tərf] N

1. turf:

turf (grass)

tappeto m erboso

turf (grass)

piota f

turf (grass)

zolla f

turf (peat)

torba f

turf (piece of peat)

mattonella f di torba

to lay turf

posare le zolle or zollare

2. turf (horseracing):

the turf

le corse or il mondo delle corse ippiche

3. turf inf:

turf (territory) (of gang)

territorio m

turf (of busker, prostitute)

zona f

to be back on one's own turf fig

ritornare a casa

II.turf [Brit təːf, Am tərf] VB trans

1. turf lawn, patch, pitch:

turf

zollare, coprire di zolle

2. turf (throw) inf:

turf that dog off the sofa

fai sloggiare or caccia via il cane dal divano

I.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] N

1. war (armed conflict):

war

guerra f

the horrors of war

gli orrori della guerra

the day war broke out

il giorno in cui scoppiò la guerra

in the war

in guerra

between the wars (world wars)

tra le due guerre

a state of war now exists between our two countries

le nostre due nazioni sono ormai in stato di guerra

to win, lose a war

vincere, perdere una guerra

to go off to the war

partire in guerra

to go to war against country

entrare in guerra contro

to wage war on country

fare guerra a

to be at war with a country

essere in guerra con una nazione

a war over or about land, independence

una guerra per

a war over or about issue, problem

una guerra su

a war over or about before n debts, correspondent, crime, criminal, effort, film, hero, historian, medal, photographer, widow, wound, cemetery, zone

di guerra

a war over or about leader

militare

war deaths

vittime di guerra

he has a good war record

ha un buon stato di servizio in guerra

2. war (fierce competition):

war fig

guerra f

price, trade war

guerra dei prezzi, commerciale

a state of war now exists between the two departments, companies

ormai è guerra aperta tra i due reparti, le due società

a war of words

un conflitto verbale

3. war (to eradicate sth):

war fig

lotta f

war fig

guerra f (against contro, a)

the war against drug traffickers

la guerra ai narcotrafficanti

to wage war on or against poverty, crime

dichiarare guerra alla

II.war <forma in -ing warring, pt, pp warred> [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] VB intr

to war with a country, one's neighbours

essere in guerra contro una nazione, con i vicini (over a causa di)

III.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

you look as if you've been in the wars

sembra che tu abbia fatto la guerra or hai l'aria sconvolta

turf war in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for turf war in the English»Italian Dictionary

turf <-s [or -ves]> [tɜ:rf] N

1. turf BOT:

turf

tappeto m erboso

a (piece of) turf

una zolla erbosa

the turf (horse racing)

corse f pl ippiche

2. turf (territory):

turf

territorio m

war [wɔ:r] N

war

guerra f

civil war

guerra civil

the Great War

la Prima Guerra Mondiale

the Second World War

la Seconda Guerra Mondiale

a holy war

una guerra santa

the horrors of war

gli orrori della guerra

in time of war

in tempo di guerra

to be at war

essere in guerra

to declare war on sb a.fig

dichiarare guerra a qu

to go to war

entrare in guerra

to make war on sb

fare la guerra a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The game was viewed as a turf war by both opponents.

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A brick-throwing argument with a neighbor threatens to escalate into an all-out turf war until the local parson gets involved.

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The confrontation between the members of the two groups appears to be a turf war.

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His character reunited with an old flame after a turf war between their food trucks, and they embarked on a journey together in the wake of a surprise pregnancy.

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They include production, manufacture, transportation, and sale of drugs, as well as violence related to the production or sale of drugs, such as a turf war.

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The violence here, as across the nation, fundamentally stems from a turf war among drug cartels.

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The executives in the room get into a food fight mid-presentation -- a turf war that has nothing to do with you or your presentation.

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Apparently, the conflict was waged between two rival factions following a dispute over boundaries, making the violence a turf war.

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With the weekend ahead, there are fears that this turf war could escalate over the coming days.

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Analysts say the city is again in the grip of a political turf war.

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