wars in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

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wars in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wars in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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pre-war [ˌpri:ˈwɔ:ʳ, Am -ˈwɔ:r] ADJ

war-weary [ˈwɔ:ˌwɪəri, Am ˈwɔ:rˌwɪri] ADJ

internecine war [ɪntəˈni:saɪnˌwɔ:ʳ, Am -t̬ɚˈni:sɪn-] N

wars Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there were rumblings of war
se hablaba de una posible guerra
to be on the war-path
estar en pie de guerra
to be on the war-path fig
tener ganas de pelea
all is fair in love and war prov
en la guerra y en el amor, todo se vale AmS
to put on one's war paint
darse potingues
war was threatening to break out when ...
estaba amagando la guerra cuando...
to be on a war footing
estar en pie de guerra
the bloodbath during the war in Rwanda
la mortandad de la guerra en Ruanda
to be on a war footing
estar en pie de guerra
war is raging in the country
el país arde en guerra
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The resort was incorporated in 1909, and the health spa-resort complex flourished with the advent of automobile travel in the years between the.two world wars.
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He wars white trousers, and possibly a dark, sleeveless jerkin over a paler, long-sleeved garment.
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The figure of a one-legged man symbolizes all soldiers who fought in wars.
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During both world wars soldiers with venereal disease were admitted to the hospital.
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One epic poem extols his victories in 330 wars and more than 1,000 battles.
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The editorial line is tripartite: fashion/nude/glamour, historical images of wars/guillotines/poverty or similar, and selected journalism news photos from around the world.
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In 2008, the ship was transformed into a museum exhibit about the cod wars in the 1950s and 1970s.
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Since the 1980s, the nation has witnessed several wars so music has been suppressed and recording for outsiders minimal.
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It even bears down on the street crime associated with drug turf wars as street pushers become redundant.
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Considered one of the great skills of horse-riding, tent-pegging goes back to the old days of kings, wars and horses.
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