war

guerre

Des combats avec des armes entre pays ou entre grands groupes de personnes.

En anglais simple : Fighting with weapons between countries or large groups of people.

• The country is at war.
• Many families lost their homes during the war.
• They wanted peace after years of war.

Comment l'utiliser : at war with someone (The country was at war with its neighbor.); war between A and B (War between the two countries destroyed many towns.)

Synonymes : armed conflict, warfare

Contraires : peace

Expressions courantes : at war, go to war, declare war, civil war

guerre

Un conflit précis entre pays ou grands groupes, durant une période déterminée.

En anglais simple : A particular period of fighting between countries or large groups.

• The war lasted three years.
• My grandfather fought in two wars.
• Who won the war between those two kingdoms?

Synonymes : conflict

Expressions courantes : a long war, win a war, the last war, world war

guerre, conflit armé

Une lutte militaire prolongée contre des groupes armés qui ne sont pas des armées nationales régulières.

En anglais simple : A long military struggle against armed groups that are not regular national armies.

• The war against the guerrillas continued.
• Thousands of troops joined the war on terrorism.
• Villagers fled as the war against armed groups spread.

Comment l'utiliser : war on/against someone/something (The government announced a war against the armed rebels.)

Synonymes : armed conflict, military campaign

Contraires : peace

Expressions courantes : war on terrorism, war against insurgents, war against guerrillas

guerroyer, combattre

Lutter contre une personne, un groupe ou une force.

En anglais simple : To fight against another person, group, or force.

• The two tribes warred for years.
• Rival princes warred over the throne.
• The kingdom continued to war against its neighbors.

Comment l'utiliser : war with/against someone/something (The kingdoms warred with each other for years.)

Synonymes : fight, battle

Expressions courantes : war with someone, war against someone