What does guerra in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word guerra in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use guerra in Italian.

The word guerra in Italian means war, conflict, battle, struggle, clash, war, conflict, war correspondent, war criminal, war crimes, declare war, declare war, declaration of war, declaration of war, go to war, be on the war path, wage war, one sharp cookie, atomic war, biological warfare, biological warfare, chemical warfare, civil war, local squabble, local dispute, positional warfare, War of Secession, trench warfare, customs war, battle of the have-nots, cold war, Cold War, blitzkrieg, lightning war, World War, offensive war, partisan war, psychological warfare, Holy War, war between the poor, at war, in wartime, disabled veteran, war is war, wartime law, wartime godmother, order of battle, First World War, WWI, war remains in terms of artillery and machinery, Second World War, World War II, WWII, Second World War, bury the hatchet, bury the hatchet, ready for action, on a war footing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word guerra

war, conflict

sostantivo femminile (conflitto armato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I leader politici temevano che le tensioni sfociassero in una guerra.
Political leaders were worried that the tensions would escalate into a war.

battle, struggle, clash

sostantivo femminile (figurato (campagna, battaglia) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il governo ha stanziato nuovi fondi per la guerra alla criminalità.
The government has released new funds to aid in the battle against crime.

war, conflict

sostantivo femminile (figurato (contesa, competizione) (figurative)

Tra i due paesi si è scatenata una guerra commerciale.
A trade war erupted between the two countries.

war correspondent

(journalist)

war criminal

war crimes

declare war

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (nazioni: farsi guerra)

declare war

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (persone, ecc.: manifestare avversione) (figurative)

declaration of war

sostantivo femminile (stati belligeranti)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

declaration of war

sostantivo femminile (figurato (asserzione di ostilità) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

go to war

be on the war path

wage war

one sharp cookie

(US, figurative, positive)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

atomic war

biological warfare

biological warfare

chemical warfare

civil war

sostantivo femminile (guerra interna a uno stato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local squabble, local dispute

(dispute between local districts)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

positional warfare

War of Secession

trench warfare

sostantivo femminile (combattuta in trincea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

customs war

battle of the have-nots

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cold war, Cold War

sostantivo femminile (storico (contrasto USA e URSS)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blitzkrieg, lightning war

sostantivo femminile (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

World War

sostantivo femminile (conflitto globale)

offensive war

partisan war

psychological warfare

Holy War

war between the poor

at war

locuzione aggettivale (in conflitto)

in wartime

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

disabled veteran

war is war

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

wartime law

wartime godmother

order of battle

sostantivo maschile

First World War, WWI

war remains in terms of artillery and machinery

Second World War, World War II

sostantivo femminile (conflitto storico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

WWII, Second World War

bury the hatchet

bury the hatchet

ready for action, on a war footing

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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