total war

ˈtoʊtəl wɔːr

Definition

Definition of total war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

whole nation

TECH.

warfare using all resources of a country

TECH.

World War II is often considered a total war.

all-out war

Adjective

warfare

TECH.

involving complete mobilization of resources for warfare

TECH.

The country adopted a total war strategy to defeat the enemy.

all-out war

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Expressions with total

total up

add numbers to get a final amount

She needs to total up the expenses for the trip.

total steal

something bought for much less than its real value

This jacket was a total steal at only $20!

a total of

det.

indicates the complete number when several amounts are added

A total of twenty students signed up for the new science club.

in total

adv.

including everything or everyone in the count

There are 50 students in total.

grand total

final sum of all amounts added together

The grand total of the bill was $150.

total blackout

complete loss of electrical power

The storm caused a total blackout in the city.

Expressions with war

war story

story about experiences in a war

The veteran shared a war story from his time in Vietnam.

color war

team competition where each team is a different color

The summer camp ended with a color war.

war paint

colloquial term for bold or heavy makeup

She wore her war paint to make a statement at the party..

culture war

conflict between groups with different cultural values

The election highlighted the ongoing culture war in the country.

tug of war

game where teams pull on a rope

The school held a tug of war during sports day.

all is fair in love and war

exp.

people may use any method to win romance or conflict

She smiled and said, "all is fair in love and war."

all's fair in love and war

exp.

normal rules don't apply in love and conflict

They used dirty tricks to win; all's fair in love and war.

flame war

heated online argument with personal attacks

The forum was ruined by a flame war.

no heroes in war

exp.

war is brutal and lacks true heroes

In battle, there are no winners because there are no heroes in war.

price war

competition where companies keep lowering prices to win customers

The two airlines started a price war on tickets.

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airpower

military

total aircraft and resources and their strategic use in war

Examples of total war in a sentence

Total war requires the commitment of all citizens.
The government prepared for a total war effort to ensure victory.
Total war measures were implemented to support the troops.

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French:guerre totale, conflit total, ...
German:totaler Krieg, umfassend, ...
Italian:guerra totale, totale, ...
Spanish:guerra total, ...
Portuguese:guerra total, total, ...
Chinese:全面战争, 全面战争的, ...
Japanese:総力戦, 総力戦の, ...
Arabic:حَرْب شَامِلَة, شَامِل, ...
Hebrew:מִלְחָמָה טוֹטָאלִית, מִלְחֶמֶת מְלֵאָה, ...
Russian:тотальная война, тотальной войны, ...
Ukrainian:тотальна війна, тотальний, ...
Hindi:संपूर्ण युद्ध, समग्र युद्ध, ...
Bengali:সর্বাত্মক যুদ্ধ, সর্বাত্মক, ...
Catalan:guerra total, total, ...
Czech:totální válka, totální, ...
Danish:total krig, total, ...
Dutch:totale oorlog, ...
Greek:ολοκληρωτικός πόλεμος, που συνεπάγεται πλήρη κινητοποίηση όλων των πόρων για πόλεμο, ...
Hungarian:totális háború, totális háborús, ...
Khmer:សង្គ្រាមសរុប, ...
Korean:총력전, 총력전의, ...
Persian:جنگ تمام‌عیار, تمام‌عیار, ...
Polish:wojna totalna, totalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):guerra total, ...
Romanian:război total, total, ...
Swedish:totalt krig, totalkrigs, ...
Thai:สงครามเบ็ดเสร็จ, ที่ระดมทรัพยากรทุกด้านเพื่อการสงคราม, ...
Turkish:toplam savaş, tam savaş, ...
Vietnamese:chiến tranh toàn diện, toàn diện, ...

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Definition of total war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Expressions with total

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Terms with total war included in their meaning

Examples of total war in a sentence

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