war - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

war	la guerra
warhead   or: war head [MIL.]	la ojiva
war dance	danza guerrera
war of aggression	guerra ofensiva
war of conquest	guerra de conquista
war of liberation	guerra de independencia
war of nerves	guerra de nervios
war of succession	guerra sucesoria
war stories [hum.]	las batallitas  f. pl.
war criminal [LAW][MIL.]	criminal de guerra
war bonds [FINAN.]	empréstito de guerra
war correspondent [PUB.]	corresponsal de guerra
war crime [LAW][MIL.]	crimen de guerra   [Criminal Law]
war vessel [MIL.][NAUT.]	barco de guerra

Verbs

to wage a war  | waged, waged |	librar una batalla
to wage a war  | waged, waged |	librar una guerra
to declare war on so. (or: sth.)  | declared, declared |	declarar la guerra a alguien

Adjectives / Adverbs

anti-war  adj.	contra la guerra
post-war  adj.	de posguerra

Examples

The war left the country in a terrible situation. The population was so poor that they barely had enough to eat.	La guerra dejó en el país una situación terrible. La población era tan pobre que apenas tenían para comer.
After the war, the population only wanted to be able to live in peace.	Después de la guerra, la población solo deseaba poder vivir en paz.
The country suffered greatly during the war.	El país sufrió mucho durante la guerra.
Losing a battle does not mean losing the war.	Perder una batalla no significa perder la guerra.
These two peoples were great enemies for years, but fortunately they never went to war.	Esos dos pueblos fueron grandes enemigos durante años, pero afortunadamente nunca entraron en guerra.
The underground tunnels were built during the war.	Los túneles subterráneos fueron construidos durante la guerra.

Phrases / Collocations

All is fair in love and war.

Todo vale en el amor y en la guerra.

Orthographically similar words

ward, ware, warm, warn, warp, wart, wary, wear

Related search terms

warfare, feud