weapons in fight

klirrender Frost — (fig.) sharp frost

klirrender Frost — (fig.) sharp frost

arma nucleare o atomica nuclear weapon, nuke colloq.; porto d'-i — gun licence BE o license AE

arma impropria — dir. = an object which, though not conventionally a weapon, can be employed as one

arma a doppio taglio — double-edged o two-edged sword

ad -i pari — [ combattere] on equal terms

alle prime -i — [artista, avvocato] fledg(e)ling

Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics

se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

die stréítenden Parteien (Jur) — the litigants

die Erben stritten [sich] um den Nachlass — the heirs argued or fought over or disputed the estate

die Erben stritten [sich] um den Nachlass — the heirs argued or fought over or disputed the estate

I missed the lecture because of a timetable clash — me perdí la conferencia porque tenía otra cosa a la misma hora or por un problema de coincidencia de horarios

a clash with the police — un choque or un enfrentamiento con la policía

I missed the lecture because of a timetable clash — me perdí la conferencia porque tenía otra cosa a la misma hora or por un problema de coincidencia de horarios

batallar con algo — to wrestle o struggle with something

batallar con algo — to wrestle o struggle with something

Ex: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.

prendre les armes — ( guerre) to take up arms; ( insurrection) to rise up in arms

jeter or rendre les armes — fig to surrender

en armes — [peuple, soldats, insurgés] armed

à armes égales — lit, fig on equal terms

donner or fournir des armes contre soi — fig to provide ammunition against oneself

faire ses premières armes — fig to start out

les armes — soldiering sg

de guerra — military, war antes de s

Ministerio de Guerra — Ministry of War, War Office, War Department (EEUU)

declarar la guerra — to declare war (a on)

estar en guerra — to be at war ( con with)

hacer la guerra — to wage war (a on)

Guerra de la Independencia — LAm War of Independence; Esp Peninsular War

guerra relámpago — blitzkrieg, lightning war (EEUU)

dar guerra — [gen] to be a nuisance (a to)

pedir o querer guerra — [gen] to look for trouble; [sexualmente] * to feel randy o horny *

Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, war and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.