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1 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.) stríð2. verb(to fight: The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.) heyja stríð, berjast- warlike- warrior
- war correspondent
- war-cry
- war-dance
- warfare
- warhead
- warhorse
- warlord
- warmonger
- warpaint
- warship
- wartime
- war of nerves -
2 war of nerves
(a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting: That game of chess was a war of nerves.) taugastríð -
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.) heróp -
4 war correspondent
(a newspaper reporter who writes articles on a war especially from the scene of fighting.) stríðsfréttaritari -
5 war-cries
plural; see war-cry -
6 war-dance
noun (a dance performed by the people of some primitive societies before going to war.) stríðsdans -
7 civil war
((a) war between citizens of the same state: the American Civil War.) borgarastyrjöld -
8 prisoner of war
plural - prisoners of war a member of the armed forces captured in a war.) stríðsfangi -
9 prisoners of war
plural; see prisoner of war -
10 cold war
(a major, especially political, struggle between nations which involves military threats but not fighting.) kalt stríð -
11 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.) reiptog -
12 blitz
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13 peace
[pi:s]1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) friður2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) friður, ró, næði•- peaceably
- peaceful
- peacefully
- peacefulness
- peacemaker
- peace-offering
- peacetime
- at peace
- in peace
- make peace
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14 during
['djuəriŋ]1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) á meðan á e-u stendur2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) í, á, einhvern tíma innan tiltekins tíma -
15 gas
[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) lofttegund2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) svæfingagas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) táragas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) beita gasi á- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
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16 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) hlutlaus2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) sem stingur ekki í stúf3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) óhlaðinn2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) hlutlaus aðili2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) hlutlaus gír, frígír•- neutralize
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17 wage
I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.) heyja (stríð)II [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?) laun, kaup -
18 aftermath
[-mæƟ]noun (the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event: The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.) eftirköst, afleiðingar -
19 aggressor
noun ((in a war etc) the party which attacks first.) árásaraðili -
20 allusion
[-ʒən]noun ((the act of making) a mention or reference: The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech.) lausleg eða óbein tilvitnun til
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