What does guerra in Spanish mean?

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

The word guerra in Spanish means war, fight, fight, warmongering, weapon of war, marching band, military band, army band, battle to the death, spoils of war, warship, court-martial, war crime, be a pain in the neck, be a handful, ancient, unbury the hatchet, state of war, war cry, biological warfare, civil war, Spanish Civil War, guerrilla warfare, price war, battle of the sexes, Gulf War, cold war, nuclear war, psychological warfare, chemical warfare, holy war, make love, not war, fact of war, war hero, go to war, be enlisted, be draughted, nom de guerre, be a war monger, be on the prowl, a war to the death. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word guerra

war

nombre femenino (conflicto armado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los civiles son las víctimas mayoritarias de esta guerra.
Most of the victims of this war have been civilians.

fight

nombre femenino (figurado (pelea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se divorciaron y ahora están en guerra por la custodia de los hijos.
They got divorced and are now embroiled in a fight over custody of the children.

fight

nombre femenino (lucha amistosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La amigas se enzarzaron en una guerra de almohadas.
The girls broke out into a pillow fight.

warmongering

(actitud belicosa)

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

weapon of war

locución nominal femenina (armamento, ataque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las bazucas y las ametralladoras KPV son armas de guerra poderosas.
Bazookas and KPV heavy machine guns are powerful weapons of war.

marching band, military band, army band

(militar: de música)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ayer pudimos disfrutar el desfile de bandas de guerra que pasó por nuestra calle.
Yesterday we got to see the parade of marching bands that went down our street.

battle to the death

locución nominal femenina (sin tregua, sin descanso)

spoils of war

locución nominal masculina (dinero, recursos)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Los soldados se llevaron un gran botín de guerra.

warship

nombre masculino (barco militar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Creo que los mejores buques de guerra son los buques de asalto anfibio.

court-martial

locución nominal masculina (tribunal militar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El soldado desertor será juzgado por un consejo de guerra.
The soldier will be tried for desertion in a court-martial.

war crime

locución nominal masculina (que viola tratados)

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

be a pain in the neck, be a handful

locución verbal (coloquial (causar molestias)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tus hijos son muy traviesos, dan mucha guerra.
Your sons are very mischievous; they are a pain in the neck.

ancient

locución adverbial (figurado (antediluviano) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El reloj de Pedro parece de antes de la guerra, ¡es viejísimo!
Pedro's watch looks ancient. It's so old!

unbury the hatchet

locución verbal (coloquial (iniciar hostilidades)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El verano pasado desenterraron el hacha de guerra y desde entonces están de conflicto.
Last summer they unburied the hatchet and every since, there's been conflict.

state of war

(der: conflicto armado entre países)

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

war cry

locución nominal masculina (llamado a las armas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sargento lanzó un grito de guerra.
The sergeant let out a war cry.

biological warfare

(empleo de bacterias en guerra)

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

civil war

locución nominal femenina (conflicto interno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La guerra civil dividió en dos bandos a todos los habitantes del país.
The civil war divided the country's inhabitants into two camps.

Spanish Civil War

locución nominal femenina (ES (conflicto bélico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Guerra Civil Española sucedió entre 1936 y 1939.

guerrilla warfare

locución nominal femenina (guerra no convencional)

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

price war

(competencia de empresas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aunque esta guerra de precios beneficia a los consumidores, también afecta las pequeñas empresas.
Although consumers come off well out of this price war, it is affecting small businesses.

battle of the sexes

(hombres versus mujeres)

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

Gulf War

locución nominal femenina (lucha de 1990 a 1991)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Guerra del Golfo duró siete meses.
The Gulf War lasted seven months.

cold war

(enfrentamiento sin armas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aunque en una guerra fría no se usan armas, los diferentes bandos pueden hacerse mucho daño.
Although no arms are used in a cold war, the different sides can do a lot of damage.

nuclear war

(guerra con armas nucleares)

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

psychological warfare

(uso de propaganda de guerra)

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

chemical warfare

(uso de armas químicas)

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

holy war

locución nominal femenina (conflicto religioso)

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

make love, not war

expresión (eslogan)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tranquilo, no te alteres. Es mejor hacer el amor y no la guerra.

fact of war

(der: propio de un conflicto armado)

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

war hero

locución nominal masculina (por sus proezas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gobierno dio una medalla a los héroes de guerra.
The government awarded the war heroes a medal.

go to war

locución verbal (contra otro país)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estados Unidos fue a la guerra contra Irak.
The USA went to war with Iraq.

be enlisted, be draughted

locución verbal (persona: ser reclutada)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan fue a la guerra hace una semana.
Juan was enlisted a week ago.

nom de guerre

locución nominal masculina (coloquial (apodo para la acción)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nombre de guerra de Juan es "halcón negro".
Juan's nom de guerre is "black falcon".

be a war monger

locución verbal (buscar confrontación)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be on the prowl

locución verbal (figurado, coloquial (querer sexo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es sábado a la noche y todos en el bar quieren guerra.

a war to the death

expresión (figurado (hasta las últimas consecuencias)

Ellos dos se odian y hace años tienen una guerra sin cuartel.

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