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Meaning of karš | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A2 Common
[kàɾʃ]

Definitions

  1. obsolete spelling of karš
    alt-of, declension-1, masculine, obsolete
  2. war (organized armed conflict between two or more countries, peoples, ethnic or social groups)
    declension-1, masculine
  3. war; relating to war
    declension-1, masculine
  4. war, military (relating to the armed forces or to military service)
    declension-1, masculine
  5. war (serious conflict, struggle, fight, clash between enemies)
    declension-1, figuratively, masculine
  6. war (disagreement, dispute, quarrel)
    declension-1, figuratively, masculine

Examples

“Pirmais pasaules karš”

First World War

“Otrais pasaules karš”

Second World War

“aizstāvēšanās, uzbrukuma karš”

defensive, offensive war

“agresīvs karš”

aggressive war

“taisnīgs karš”

just, rightful war

“koloniālais karš”

colonial war

“pilsoņu karš”

civil war

“nacionālās atbrīvošanās karš”

national liberation war

“partizānu karš”

partisan, guerrilla war

“izsīkuma karš”

war of attrition

“krusta karš”

crusade (lit. cross war)

“karš pret iebrucējiem”

war against invaders

“ķīmiskais karš”

chemical warfare

“bioloģiskais karš”

biological warfare

“bakterioloģiskais karš”

bacteriological warfare

“kodoltermiskais karš”

thermonuclear war

“kara kurinātāji, kūrēji”

warmongers

“izcēlās karš”

war broke out

“kara sākums”

the beginning of war

“pieteikt karu”

to declare war

“uzvarēt karu, karā”

to win the war

“zaudēt karu, karā”

to lose the war

“izbeigt karu”

to put an end to the war

“doties karā”

to go to war

“atgriezties no kara”

to return from war

“karš ir tās politikas turpinājums ar varmācības līdzekļiem, kuru piekopa karojošo lielvalstu valdošās šķiras jau ilgi pirms kara”

war is the continuation, by means of violence, of policies which were practiced by the ruling classes of the warring countries long before the war

“kara bēgli”

war refugees

“kara veterāns”

war veteran

“kara invalīds”

war invalid

“kara stāvoklis”

state of war

“kara darbība”

act of war

“kara gājiens, karagājiens”

war march, crusade

“kara lauks, karalauks”

battlefield (lit. war field)

“kara gūsteknis”

prisoner of war

“kara noziedznieks”

war criminal

“jūras kara flote”

Navy (lit. sea war fleet)

“kara rūpnīca”

military industry

“kara medicīnas dienests”

military medical service

“kara hospitāls, ārsts”

military hospital, doctor

“kara lidmašīna”

military airplane

“kara dienests, karadienests”

military service

“kara apgabals”

military district

“kara skola, karaskola”

military school

“kara akadēmija”

military academy

“kara zinātne”

military science

“kara māksla, karamāksla”

the art of war; warfare

“kara noslēpums”

war secret, military secret

“kara tribunāls”

military tribunal

“kara tiesa”

court martial (lit. military court)

“kara bāze, osta”

military base, port

“kara mūzika”

military music

“kara klausība, karaklausība”

military conscription

“kara kungs”

war lord

“aukstais karš”

cold war

“ideoloģiskais karš”

ideological war

“ekonomiskais karš”

economic war

“jāpiesaka bargs karš pret māņticībām”

it is necessary to declare harsh war against superstitions

“vārdu karš”

war of words

“aizmirsušies nemitīgie mājas kari par jaunām kleitām”

they (had) forgotten the persistent domestic wars about new dresses

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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