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1 war
A n1 ( armed conflict) guerre f ; the horrors of war les horreurs de la guerre ; the day war broke out le jour où la guerre a éclaté ; in the war à la guerre ; between the wars ( world wars) entre les deux guerres ; a state of war now exists between our two countries nos deux pays sont désormais en état de guerre ; to win/lose a war gagner/perdre une guerre ; to go off to the war partir à la guerre ; to go to war against entrer en guerre contre [country] ; to wage war on faire la guerre contre [country] ; to be at war with a country être en guerre avec un pays ; a war over ou about une guerre pour [land, independence] ; une guerre sur [issue, problem] ;2 fig ( fierce competition) guerre f ; price/trade war guerre des prix/commerciale ; a state of war now exists between the two departments/companies c'est la guerre entre les deux services/sociétés ; a war of words un conflit verbal ;3 fig ( to eradicate sth) lutte f (against contre) ; the war against drug traffickers la lutte contre les narco-trafiquants ; to wage war on ou against mener une lutte contre [poverty, crime].B modif [debts, correspondent, crime, criminal, effort, film, historian, medal, photographer, widow, wound] de guerre ; [cemetery, leader, grave, zone] militaire ; [hero] de la guerre ; war deaths victimes fpl de la guerre ; he has a good war record il a de bons états de service.C vi ( p prés etc - rr-) to war with a country/one's neighbours être en guerre contre un pays/ses voisins (over à cause de).you look as if you've been in the wars on dirait qu'il t'est arrivé des malheurs. -
2 war
[wo:] 1. noun((an) armed struggle, especially between nations: Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; ( also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.) (de) guerre2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) (se) faire la guerre- warlike- warrior - war correspondent - war-cry - war-dance - warfare - warhead - warhorse - warlord - warmonger - warpaint - warship - wartime - war of nerves -
3 reminder
reminder [rɪ'maɪndə(r)](of event) rappel m; (to jog memory) pense-bête m; Administration & Commerce (of unpaid bill) rappel m;∎ final reminder dernier rappel m;∎ to give sb a reminder to do sth rappeler à qn qu'il doit faire qch;∎ she tied a knot in her handkerchief as a reminder elle a fait un nœud à son mouchoir pour ne pas oublier;∎ the picture was a reminder of her life in Paris cette image lui rappelait sa vie à Paris;∎ their success was a reminder of his own failure leur réussite lui rappelait son propre échec;∎ we gave him a gentle reminder that it's her birthday tomorrow nous lui avons discrètement rappelé que demain, c'est son anniversaire;∎ the exhibition is a stark or a grim reminder of the horrors of war l'exposition rappelle la guerre dans toute son horreur;∎ Finance reminder of account due rappel m d'échéance►► Accountancy reminder entry poste m de mémoire -
4 leave/make one's mark
(to make a permanent or strong impression: The horrors of the war have left their mark on the children.) s'imposer -
5 re-create
[ri:kri'eit](to describe or show realistically: In the film, they had tried to recreate the horrors of the war.) recréer
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