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1 war-dance
noun (a dance performed by the people of some primitive societies before going to war.) válečný tanec -
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.) válka; válečný2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) válčit- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves* * *• válka• válčit -
3 war-cry
plural - war-cries; noun (a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers: `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.) bojový pokřik -
4 tug-of-war
noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) přetahování lanem* * *• přetahování• tahanice -
5 aggressor
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6 armament
((usually in plural) equipment for war, eg the guns etc of a ship, tank etc.) výzbroj* * *• výzbroj• vyzbrojení• zbrojení -
7 armistice
((an agreement) stopping fighting (in a war, battle etc): An armistice was declared.) příměří* * *• příměří -
8 art
1) (painting and sculpture: I'm studying art at school; Do you like modern art?; ( also adjective) an art gallery, an art college.) umění (výtvarné); umělecký2) (any of various creative forms of expression: painting, music, dancing, writing and the other arts.) umění3) (an ability or skill; the (best) way of doing something: the art of conversation/war.) dovednost, umění•- artful- artfully
- artfulness
- arts* * *• umění• zručnost• šikovnost• lest• dovednost• dílo -
9 carnage
(the slaughter of great numbers of people: the carnage of war.) krveprolití, masakr* * *• krveprolití• masakr -
10 cenotaph
(a monument to a person or people buried elsewhere, especially a monument built in memory of soldiers etc killed in war.) kenotaf, pomník* * *• kenotaf -
11 disarmament
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12 front
1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) průčelí; popředí; přední2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) předek; přední3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) nábřeží4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) fronta5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) fronta6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) výraz, vystupování7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) fronta•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front* * *• průčelí• průčelní• přední• fronta• líc• čelo• čelní• čelit -
13 indication
noun There are clear indications that the war will soon be over; He had given no indication that he was intending to resign.) náznak* * *• indikace -
14 information
noun (facts told or knowledge gained or given: Can you give me any information about this writer?; the latest information on the progress of the war; He is full of interesting bits of information.) informace; vědomost* * *• vědomosti• zpráva• znalosti• informace -
15 outbreak
(a sudden beginning (usually of something unpleasant): the outbreak of war.) vypuknutí* * *• výbuch• vypuknutí -
16 pacifism
noun (the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it.) pacifismus* * *• pacifismus -
17 pacifist
noun (a person who believes in pacifism: As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war.) pacifista* * *• pacifista -
18 peacetime
noun (a time when there is no war: Even in peacetime, a soldier's life is hard.) mír* * *• mír• období míru -
19 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) vězeň, -kyně* * *• vězeň• zajatec -
20 refugee
noun (a person who seeks shelter especially in another country, from war, disaster, or persecution: Refugees were pouring across the frontier; ( also adjective) a refugee camp.) uprchlík* * *• uprchlík• emigrant
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