war in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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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

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

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III.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

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war-weary [Am ˈwɔrˌwɪri] ADJ

world war [Brit, Am ˈwərld ˈˌwɔ(ə)r] N

civil war [Brit, Am ˌsɪvɪl ˈwɔ(ə)r] N

war dance [Brit, Am ˈwɔr ˌdæns] N

pre-war [Brit priːˈwɔː, Am priˈwɔr] ADJ

trade war [Am ˈtreɪd ˌwɔr] N

war cry [Brit, Am ˈwɔr ˌkraɪ] N

cold war [Brit, Am ˈkoʊl(d) ˈˌwɔ(ə)r] N

war in the PONS Dictionary

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war-weary [ˈwɔ:r·ˌwɪ·ri] ADJ

war Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to proclaim war
dichiarare guerra
I don't go for for war movies
non mi piacciono i film di guerra
to wage war against sth/sb
fare la guerra contro qc/qu
in time of war
in tempo di guerra
the latest dispatch from our war correspondent
l'ultimo servizio dal nostro corrispondente di guerra
a proclamation of war
una dichiarazione di guerra
war drains the nation of its youth
la guerra priva il paese della sua gioventù
there were rumblings of war
giravano voci di una possibile guerra
to be on the brink of civil war
essere arrivati all'orlo della guerra civile
to be at war with sb
essere in guerra con qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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For example, a man could not go on the warpath without first performing the war-bundle feast, which contained two parts.
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He tamed the devil of inflation, started the practice of cleaning up bank books and waged a war against crony capitalists.
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The trolleybus system was luckier, as most of its equipment, including the depot, survived the war.
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Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.
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She believes there is a peaceful solution to the current war-torn country.
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There were so many manifestations of psychological reaction to war that everyone got classed as shell-shock.
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Unfortunately, the king had to go to war and the stepmother maltreated and starved her stepdaughter.
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We very soon came to realise how much easier it was to make war than to reorganise for peace.
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The city also had 59,826 flats, of which 11,153 (about 19%) were still undamaged by the time the war ended.
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This can prevent a poorly-performing item from underselling, but it also eliminates the possibility of a bidding war.
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