LEARNit Dictionary

war

noun
A2
1
A2
a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time
جنگ, نبرد, نزاع, کارزار
see also civil war, cold war, council of war, phoney war, post-war, pre-war, prisoner of war, proxy war, warring, world war
2
B2
a situation in which there is aggressive competition between groups, companies, countries, etc.
جنگ, نبرد, رقابت خصمانه
The US threatened a trade war with Europe after the breakdown of the talks.
They launched a trade war against France.
see also class war, culture war, price war, turf war
3
B2
a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something unpleasant
مبارزه, کارزار, ستیز, پیکار
The government has declared war on drug dealers.
Our two countries work together in fighting the war on terrorism.
We seem to be winning the war against crime.
a war against drug abuse