Meaning of война | Babel Free

Definitions

1. warfare, war (organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces)
2. war, conflict, feud (sharp conflict or uncompromising struggle between individuals or groups)
   colloquial, figuratively
3. war, fight, campaign (active and uncompromising struggle to remove or destroy something)
   figuratively
4. army, troops, forces
   dialectal
5. war (any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time)
   uncountable

Examples

“Война́та е ги́белно де́ло; кръв и разруше́ния ни́кнат там, где́то тя ми́не.”

War is a disastrous deed; blood and destruction sprout wherever it passes.

“Оти́вам на война́.”

I am going to war.

“Да разка́же дъ́лгата исто́рия на та́я отко́лешна война́ — Грозда́н ни́то мо́жеше, ни́то и́маше вре́ме.”

To tell the long history of that ancient feud — Grozdan neither could nor had the time.

“Гърмодо́леца и Брязка че́сто бя́ха във война́.”

Garmodoletsa and Bryazka were often at war.

“Той не забра́вяше, че дру́жеството бе́ше обяви́ло война́ на пия́нството.”

He did not forget that the society had declared war on drunkenness.

“Тря́бва да во́дим непрекъ́снато война́ с мизе́рията и неве́жеството.”

We must continuously wage war against misery and ignorance.

“— А война́ ко́лко и́ма? — .. — Във вое́нно вре́ме мо́же да и́ма еди́н милио́н хра́бри солда́ти!”

"And how much army is there?" ... "In wartime there might be one million brave soldiers!"

“Не́ма и́ма във война́та и жени́?”

Won't there be women in the army too?

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