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War their school, war their worship, war their pastime, war their profession.La guerre était l'école de leurs enfants, la guerre était leur passion favorite, leur délassement, leur profession.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Not finding him there, should they not discover our tracks, they would return upon the war-trail to their country.Ne le trouvant pas à la source, en supposant même qu'ils ne découvrissent pas nos traces, ils retourneraient dans leur pays par le sentier de la guerre.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A man who could not be seen over the heads of the throng gave a speech like a fairground barker's, in mangled German, reminiscent of that spoken by German soldiers in comic films about the war.Un homme qu'on ne voyait pas pardessus les têtes parla, en bonimenteur, dans un allemand haché qui faisait penser à celui des militaires allemands dans les films comiques sur la guerre.Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
Why is it that in Israel there is no public debate about whether the war is necessary?"Comment se fait-il qu'en Israël il n'y ait pas débat public sur la nécessité de cette guerre ? »Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineLe lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
" The Emperor of Germany was the most suspicious of all, and this is why he will be held responsible for the war, since it was he who made up his mind to declare it.Le plus soupçonneux fut l'empereur d'Allemagne et c'est pourquoi, ayant pris le parti de déclarer la guerre, il en demeurera responsable.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
And one day, returning to his own simple story, he thought: But if what happened to me hadn't happened, I should never have understood what it meant, that look a soldier carried in his eyes all through the long night of the war…Et, un jour, retournant à son histoire simple, il pensa: «Mais s'il ne m'était pas arrivé ce qui m'est arrivé, je n'aurais jamais compris le sens de ce regard qu'un soldat emportait dans ses yeux à travers la nuit de guerre…»Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
While Bismarck dominated the State, war was looked upon as a danger to be avoided, but when trade and manufactures began to expand it became an object of desire, as the way to enrich Germany and then to establish her hegemony over the world.Pendant la domination de Bismarck, la guerre était considérée comme un danger à éviter. Avec l'expansion commerciale et industrielle, elle devint un but souhaité, d'abord pour enrichir l'Allemagne et ensuite pour établir son hégémonie sur le monde.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
"Letters without signatures to them, sir, are scarcely to be regarded in war."– On ne doit faire aucune attention, en temps de guerre, à des lettres sans signature, major.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
The third adds, "Perhaps it is the last war of all."Le troisième ajoute : – C’est peut-être la guerre suprême.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Furthermore, the Bush administration was busy preparing for war with Iraq, which it invaded on March 19, 2003.Par ailleurs, l'administration Bush était toute aux préparatifs de la guerre en Irak, qu'elle envahit le 19 mars 2003.Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineLe lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
As long as he was a child and could not understand, she would tell him that his father had been a pilot in the war and that he had perished in a kamikaze attack, hurling his blazing plane at a column of German tanks.Tant qu'il était enfant et ne pouvait pas comprendre, elle lui racontait que son père avait été un pilote de guerre et qu'il avait péri en kamikaze, jetant son avion en flammes sur une colonne de chars allemands.Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
He was a Frisian and a first-class deep-water seaman, but, since he knew the Rhine delta, and because the German mercantile marine was laid on the ice till the end of war, they had turned him on to this show.C’était un Frison et un marin de haute mer de tout premier ordre, mais comme il connaissait bien le delta du Rhin et que la marine marchande boche était immobilisée jusqu’après la guerre, on lui avait confié ces transports de munitions.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
However, states are not supposed to attack civilian targets in another country unless they are transformed into military targets in the course of the war.Cependant, les États ne sont pas censés attaquer des cibles civiles, à moins qu'elles ne soient transformées en cibles militaires au cours de la guerre.Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineLe lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
The declaration of partisan war, he remarked, had the advantage of allowing the extermination of anyone who got in the way.La proclamation d'une guerre de partisans, observa-t-il, avait l'avantage de permettre l'extermination de quiconque se mettait en travers du chemin.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
We must, therefore, exclude any desire for hostilities on the part of the German Emperor. But the fact remains that he declared war.Les désirs belliqueux de l'empereur d'Allemagne devant être éliminés, reste le fait lui-même : Il a déclaré la guerre.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Collocations
price war
guerre des prix
civilian preparedness for war
préparation civile pour le temps de guerre
prisoner of war camp
camp de prisonniers de guerre
war game
jeu de guerre
flame war
fusillade
law of war
droit de la guerre
state of war
état de guerre
war council
conseil de guerre
war damage
dommage de guerre
war indemnity
indemnité de guerre
war risk
risque de guerre
war-weary
las de la guerre
people's war
guerre populaire
prevention of nuclear war
prévention de la guerre nucléaire
threat of war
menace de la guerre
Word forms
war
verb
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Past | warred |
Imperative | war |
Present Participle (Participle I) | warring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | warred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I war | we war |
you war | you war |
he/she/it wars | they war |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am warring | we are warring |
you are warring | you are warring |
he/she/it is warring | they are warring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have warred | we have warred |
you have warred | you have warred |
he/she/it has warred | they have warred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been warring | we have been warring |
you have been warring | you have been warring |
he/she/it has been warring | they have been warring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I warred | we warred |
you warred | you warred |
he/she/it warred | they warred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was warring | we were warring |
you were warring | you were warring |
he/she/it was warring | they were warring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had warred | we had warred |
you had warred | you had warred |
he/she/it had warred | they had warred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been warring | we had been warring |
you had been warring | you had been warring |
he/she/it had been warring | they had been warring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will war | we shall/will war |
you will war | you will war |
he/she/it will war | they will war |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be warring | we shall/will be warring |
you will be warring | you will be warring |
he/she/it will be warring | they will be warring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have warred | we shall/will have warred |
you will have warred | you will have warred |
he/she/it will have warred | they will have warred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been warring | we shall/will have been warring |
you will have been warring | you will have been warring |
he/she/it will have been warring | they will have been warring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would war | we should/would war |
you would war | you would war |
he/she/it would war | they would war |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be warring | we should/would be warring |
you would be warring | you would be warring |
he/she/it would be warring | they would be warring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have warred | we should/would have warred |
you would have warred | you would have warred |
he/she/it would have warred | they would have warred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been warring | we should/would have been warring |
you would have been warring | you would have been warring |
he/she/it would have been warring | they would have been warring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am warred | we are warred |
you are warred | you are warred |
he/she/it is warred | they are warred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being warred | we are being warred |
you are being warred | you are being warred |
he/she/it is being warred | they are being warred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been warred | we have been warred |
you have been warred | you have been warred |
he/she/it has been warred | they have been warred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was warred | we were warred |
you were warred | you were warred |
he/she/it was warred | they were warred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being warred | we were being warred |
you were being warred | you were being warred |
he/she/it was being warred | they were being warred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been warred | we had been warred |
you had been warred | you had been warred |
he/she/it had been warred | they had been warred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be warred | we shall/will be warred |
you will be warred | you will be warred |
he/she/it will be warred | they will be warred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been warred | we shall/will have been warred |
you will have been warred | you will have been warred |
he/she/it will have been warred | they will have been warred |
war
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | war | wars |
Possessive case | war's | wars' |