war

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Translation of war into German,

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Noun

1.

conflict

state of armed conflict between different countries or groups
  • The war between the two nations lasted several years..Der Krieg zwischen den beiden Nationen dauerte mehrere Jahre
2.

competition

intense competition in business or trade
Preiskrieg Wettbewerbskrieg Marktkampf
  • The tech giants are in a price war.Die Technologieriesen befinden sich in einem Preiskrieg.
3.

social issues

campaign against social problems
Kampf mBekämpfung f
  • The war on drugs has been ongoing for years.Seit Jahren tobt Kampf gegen Drogen.

Verb

tr.

conflict

carry on or wage a contest
  • The companies warred over market dominance.Die Unternehmen kämpften um die Marktdominanz.
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Expressions with war: examples in English and translations in German

Kriegsgeschichte
The veteran shared a war story from his time in Vietnam.
Farbkrieg
Teamwettbewerb
The summer camp ended with a color war.
auffälliges Make-up
kräftiges Make-up
She wore her war paint to make a statement at the party..
Kulturkampf
The election highlighted the ongoing culture war in the country.
Tauziehen
Seilziehen
The school held a tug of war during sports day.
In der Liebe und im Krieg ist alles erlaubt
She smiled and said, "all is fair in love and war."

Synonyms and analogies of war in English

Examples of war in a sentence

  • They declared war on the neighboring country.
  • The companies are engaged in a marketing war.
  • A fierce war erupted in the retail sector.
  • The war on poverty requires more resources.
  • Efforts in the war against corruption are intensifying.
  • The war between rival cartels escalated quickly.
WAR
wɔr
Acronym

acr: White Aryan Resistance

RareUS
group that believes in white supremacy
RareUS
weiße Widerstandsgruppe rassistische Hassgruppe
  • The WAR spreads harmful ideas and hate.Die rechtsextreme Hassgruppe verbreitet schädliche Ideen und Hass.
Abbreviation

abr: Web Application Archive

TECH.US
file format for web application packages
TECH.US
WAR
  • Deploy the app using a WAR file.Die App wird mit einer WAR-Datei bereitgestellt.

Translations of "war" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derKriegnm.

She returned from the war a shadow of her former self.

Sie kam aus dem Krieg als ein Schatten ihrer selbst zurück.

derKampfnm.

This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war.

Das wird Deinen Geist erheben und Dein Ratgeber im Kampf sein.

dieKriegszeitnf.

Her grandfather passed down a vintage bolt action from the war era.

Ihr Großvater hat ihr ein altes Repetiergewehr aus der Kriegszeit vererbt.

Kriegs-adj./n.

The strategy explicitly excludes cases of war and armed conflict.

Den Kriegs- und Konfliktfall schließt die Strategie dabei explizit aus.

Verb
kämpfenv.

Sometimes it seems easier to wage war than to seek peaceful solutions.

Manchmal scheint es einfacher, zu kämpfen, als friedliche Lösungen zu suchen.

bekriegenv.

I want to know where and why people are at war.

Ich will wissen, wo Menschen sich bekriegen und warum.

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war: Examples and translations in context

The war began when tensions broke out between the two countries.

Der Krieg begann, als zwischen den beiden Ländern Spannungen eskalierten.

The movie portrays the suffering of a soldier in war vividly.

Der Film stellt das Leid eines Soldaten im Krieg eindringlich dar.

She managed to live through the war and rebuild her life afterward.

Sie konnte den Krieg überstehen und danach ihr Leben neu aufbauen.

They launched an offensive campaign that changed the course of the war.

Sie starteten eine Offensive, die den Verlauf des Krieges veränderte.

He feared the war would drag on for ever without resolution.

Er fürchtete, der Krieg würde sich für immer ohne Lösung hinziehen.

The succession dispute escalated into a war to the death among brothers.

Der Erbstreit eskalierte zu einem Krieg bis aufs Messer unter Brüdern.

He hated the war with every ounce of his being and conscience.

Er hasste den Krieg mit ganzer Seele und mit reinem Gewissen.

The war drove thousands of villagers out of house and home overnight.

Der Krieg trieb über Nacht Tausende Dorfbewohner auf die Straße.

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world warWorld War IIcivil warWorld War I
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