war cry in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for war cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

war cry N

war cry

grito m de guerra

Translations for war cry in the Spanish»English Dictionary

canto guerrero

war cry

Translations for war cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cry <pl cries> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] N

1.1. cry C (exclamation):

cry

grito m

to give/let out a cry

dar/soltar un grito

there was a cry of 'man overboard!'

se oyó un grito de '¡hombre al agua!'

she heard cries for help

oyó gritos de socorro

her suicide attempt was a cry for help

su intento de suicidio fue una llamada or un grito de socorro

her suicide attempt was a cry for help

su intento de suicidio fue un llamado de socorro LatAm

to be a far cry from sth

ser muy distinto de or a algo

1.2. cry C (of street vendor):

cry

pregón m

the cries of the newsboys

los gritos de los vendedores de diarios

1.3. cry (call):

cry C no pl (of seagull)

chillido m

cry C no pl (of seagull)

reclamo m

cry (of hounds)

aullido m

to be in full cry , the press were in full cry, demanding his resignation

la prensa pedía a gritos su dimisión

2. cry (weep) inf:

cry no pl

llanto m

to have a cry

llorar

you'll feel better after a good cry

te sentirás mejor después de un buen llanto

3. cry (slogan):

cry

lema m

cry

slogan m

II.cry <cries, crying, cried> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

to make sb cry

hacer llorar a alguien

we laughed till we cried

nos reímos hasta que se nos saltaron las lágrimas

I could have cried for joy/with frustration

hubiera llorado de alegría/frustración

to cry for sb

llorar por alguien

I'll give you something to cry about or for!

¡yo te voy a dar motivo para que llores!

2. cry (call):

cry bird:

chillar

cry person:

gritar

they cried for help

pidieron ayuda a gritos

for crying out loud! inf

¡por el amor de Dios!

III.cry <cries, crying, cried> [Am kraɪ, Brit krʌɪ] VB trans

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

he cried himself to sleep

lloró hasta quedarse dormido

2. cry (call):

cry

gritar

I.war [Am wɔr, Brit wɔː] N C or U

war

guerra f

during the (19)14-18 war

durante la guerra del 14

the War of Independence

la Guerra de la Independencia

First/Second World War, , World War I/II

Primera/Segunda Guerra Mundial

a holy war

una guerra santa

to be at war with sb/sth

estar en guerra con alguien/algo

to wage war

hacer la guerra

to declare war on sb/sth

declararle la guerra a alguien/algo

to go to war (with sb) (over sth)

entrar en guerra (con alguien) (por algo)

an act of war

un acto bélico or de guerra

the war on crime/poverty

la lucha contra la delincuencia/la pobreza

a war of nerves

una guerra de nervios

a war of words has broken out

ha empezado una discusión

the class war

la lucha de clases

to be in the wars you look as if you've been in the wars!

¡parece que vienes de la guerra!

war dead

muertos mpl de guerra

war refugee

refugiado m de guerra / refugiada f de guerra

war veteran

veterano m de guerra / veterana f de guerra

II.war <pres part warring; pt, pp warred> [Am wɔr, Brit wɔː] VB intr liter usu in -ing form

war

combatir

war

batallar liter

war cry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for war cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

war cry N

war cry

grito m de guerra

Translations for war cry in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cry [kraɪ] -ie- -ie- VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

llorar

to cry for joy

llorar de alegría

2. cry (shout):

cry

gritar

cry animal

aullar

to cry for help

pedir ayuda a gritos

II.cry [kraɪ] -ie- -ie- VB trans

1. cry (shed tears):

cry

llorar

2. cry (shout):

cry

gritar

3. cry (announce publicly):

cry

pregonar

Phrases:

to cry one's eyes out

llorar a lágrima viva

to cry foul at sth

mostrarse indignado por algo

to cry wolf

dar una falsa alarma

III.cry [kraɪ] -ie- -ie- N

1. cry no pl (weeping):

cry

llanto m

to have a cry

llorar

2. cry (shout):

cry

grito m

to give a cry

dar un grito

a cry for help

una llamada de socorro

3. cry (slogan):

cry

lema m

4. cry ZOOL:

cry

aullido m

Phrases:

to be a far cry from sth

tener poco que ver con algo

to be a far cry from sth

ser muy distinto de algo

to be in full cry after sth

perseguir algo

war [wɔ:ʳ, Am wɔ:r] N

war

guerra f

civil war

guerra civil

the Great War

la Primera Guerra Mundial

the Second World War

la Segunda Guerra Mundial

a holy war

una guerra santa

the horrors of war

los horrores de la guerra

in time of war

en tiempo(s) de guerra

to be at war

estar en guerra

to declare war on sb

declarar la guerra a alguien

to declare war on sb fig

hacer la vida imposible a alguien

to go to war

entrar en guerra

to make war on sb

hacer la guerra a alguien

war N

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the war on terror(ism)/drugs

la guerra al terrorismo/al narco(tráfico)

the war against the press

la guerra a la prensa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Making excess and experimentation her war cry.

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I guess you could call it a war cry; to have the faith, to never let yourself be defeated.

connachttribune.ie

His war cry seems to be a roar of an unidentifiable (and presumably horrific) creature.

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This war cry ends the private ceremonies that are part of the lives of regiments.

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Adding to the wonderful harmony is the chants and war cry by the menfolk...

www.deccanherald.com

Now throw in a vowel-chanting breakdown, a cinematic war cry of a bridge, and some guitar for the heck of it?

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Hundreds of students invaded the pitch at full-time to be part of the full-time war cry and celebration.

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He has a unique war cry.

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A scroll with the war cry of the unit can be placed above the naval crown.

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Part of the package is a louder (but non-switchable) sports exhaust, so you always get to hear the flat six in full war cry mode.

www.carmagazine.co.uk