20.4.11. gy. A1C2 (példák)

war noun /wɔːr/ 1 háború [C or U] (!)

nuclear war

civil war

a war film/grave/hero

If this country goes to war we will have to face the fact that many people will die.

Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939.

War broke out between the two countries after a border dispute.

They've been at war for the last five years.

fierce adjective /fɪəs/ 1 heves, vad, brutális, erőszakos (csata, lövöldözés, stb.); támadó

a fierce dog

a fierce attack/battle

Two men were shot during fierce fighting last weekend.

innocent adjective /ˈɪn.ə.sənt/ 3 ártatlan (áldozat)

Several innocent civilians were killed in the bombing.

strategic adjective /strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/ stratégiai (üzleti, politikai, háborús, stb.)

strategic planning

strategic weapons

The new offices are in a strategic location, with easy access to the motorway.

strategically adverb /strəˈtiː.dʒɪk.li/ stratégiailag (üzleti, politikai, háborús, stb.)

A few strategically placed police officers monitored the situation.

Phrasal verbs:

break out /breɪk/ kitör vmi (tűz, háború, stb.)

War broke out in 1914.

The fire broke out in the early morning.

Fighting has broken out all over the city.

tear apart ↔ sth /teər/ 1 szétszakít, kettészakít (országot, családot, pártot, stb.)

The country was torn apart by 12 years of civil war.

Phrases and idioms:

get/gain the upper hand fölébe kerekedik vkinek

Government troops are gradually gaining the upper hand over the rebels.

keep/hold sth at bay védekezik vmi/vki ellen, távol tart (ellenséget, kedvezőtlen hatást)

Gunmen kept police at bay for almost four hours.