war cry in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for war cry in the English»French Dictionary

war cry N

war cry

cri m de guerre also fig

Translations for war cry in the French»English Dictionary

cri de guerre lit, fig

war cry

Translations for war cry in the English»French Dictionary

I.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ] N

1. cry (shout, call):

cry (of person, bird)

cri m

a great cry went up

un grand cri s'est élevé

to utter a cry

pousser un cri

nobody heard his cries for help

personne ne l'a entendu crier au secours

a cry for help fig

un appel à l'aide

there were cries of ‘shame!’

les gens criaient au scandale

there have been cries for reprisals

on a réclamé des représailles

2. cry (weep):

to have a good cry inf

pleurer un bon coup inf

3. cry (slogan):

cry

slogan m

their cry was ‘we shall overcome!’

leur slogan était ‘nous vaincrons!’

4. cry HUNT (of hounds):

cry

aboiements mpl

to be in full cry pack:

donner de la voix

the crowd/press were in full cry against them Brit fig

la foule/presse s'acharnait contre eux

II.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ] VB trans

1. cry (shout):

‘look out!’ he cried

‘attention!’ cria-t-il

2. cry (weep):

to cry bitter tears/tears of joy

pleurer à chaudes larmes/de joie

how many tears I have cried over you!

combien de larmes j'ai versées à cause de toi!

III.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ] VB intr

1. cry (weep):

cry

pleurer (about à cause de)

to cry for joy

pleurer de joie

don't cry about that!

ne pleure pas pour ça!

he was crying for his mother

il réclamait sa mère en pleurant

to cry with laughter

rire aux larmes

that'll give you something to cry about inf!

maintenant tu sauras pourquoi tu pleures!

2. cry (call out) → cry out

IV.cry [Brit krʌɪ, Am kraɪ]

for crying out loud!

mais ce n'est pas vrai, nom de Dieu! inf

it's a far cry from the days when

il est loin le temps où

it's a far cry from the luxury to which they were accustomed

on est loin du luxe auquel ils étaient habitués

this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born

cette maisonnette est sans comparaison avec le palais dans lequel elle est née

to cry one's eyes or heart out

pleurer à chaudes larmes

See also cry out

cry out VB [Brit krʌɪ -, Am kraɪ -]

cry out (with pain, grief etc)

pousser un cri or des cris

cry out (call)

crier, s'écrier

to cry out in anguish

pousser un cri d'angoisse

to cry out to sb

interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix

to cry out for (beg for) mercy

implorer

to cry out for attention, assistance

réclamer

to cry out for (need desperately) help, reforms, renovation

avoir grand besoin de

the country is crying out for aid

le pays a grand besoin d'aide

these windows are crying out to be cleaned hum

ces fenêtres ont grand besoin d'être nettoyées

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

2. war (fierce competition):

war fig

guerre f

price/trade war

guerre des prix/commerciale

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

c'est la guerre entre les deux services/sociétés

a war of words

un conflit verbal

3. war (to eradicate sth):

war fig

lutte f (against contre)

the war against drug traffickers

la lutte contre les narco-trafiquants

to wage war on or against poverty, crime

mener une lutte contre

II.war <pres part warring; pret, pp warred> [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] VB intr

to war with a country/one's neighbours

être en guerre contre un pays/ses voisins (over à cause de)

III.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

you look as if you've been in the wars

on dirait qu'il t'est arrivé des malheurs

war cry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for war cry in the English»French Dictionary

war cry N a. fig

war cry

cri m de guerre

Translations for war cry in the English»French Dictionary

I.cry [kraɪ] N

1. cry (act of shedding tears):

cry

pleurs mpl

2. cry (loud utterance):

cry

cri m

to give a cry

pousser un cri

3. cry (appeal):

cry

appel m

cry for help

appel m au secours

4. cry ZOOL (yelp):

cry

cri m

II.cry [kraɪ] VB intr

cry

pleurer

to cry for joy

pleurer de joie

Phrases:

it is no good/use crying over spilled milk

ce qui est fait est fait

III.cry [kraɪ] VB trans

1. cry (shed tears):

cry

pleurer

to cry oneself to sleep

s'endormir à force de pleurer

2. cry (exclaim):

cry

crier

Phrases:

to cry one's eyes out

pleurer à chaudes larmes

to cry wolf

crier au loup

war [wɔr] N

war no indef art:

war

guerre f

to be at war

être en guerre

state of war

état m de guerre

the horrors of war

les horreurs fpl de la guerre

war hero

héros m 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

war of attrition

guerre d'usure

price/trade war

guerre des prix/commerciale

Phrases:

to have been in the wars

revenir du front

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Making excess and experimentation her war cry.

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To the victor go the spoils has been a war cry for centuries, and women classed as part of the spoils of war.

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

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The team was especially criticized for selling plastic and foam tomahawks, encouraging the so-called tomahawk chop and the accompanying war cry emitted by the fans.

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

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

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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 walks up to him, measuring him up, and then gives a war cry while drawing his saber.

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