turf war dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de turf war dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

turf war SUBST litt, fig

turf war

guerre f de territoires

Traductions de turf war dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.turf <pl turfs, turves> [GB təːf, Am tərf] SUBST

1. turf:

turf (grass)

gazon m

turf (peat)

tourbe f

turf (piece of peat)

motte f de tourbe

to lay turf

poser du gazon

2. turf (horseracing):

the turf

le turf m

the turf

les courses fpl

3. turf fam:

turf (territory) (of gang)

territoire m

turf (of busker, prostitute)

secteur m

to be back on one's own turf

se retrouver chez soi

II.turf [GB təːf, Am tərf] VERBE trans

1. turf lawn, patch, pitch:

turf

gazonner

2. turf (throw) fam:

turf that dog off the sofa

vire ce chien du divan fam

I.war [GB wɔː, Am wɔr] SUBST

1. war (armed conflict):

war

guerre f

the horrors of war

les horreurs de la guerre

the day war broke out

le jour où la guerre a éclaté

in the war

à la guerre

between the wars (world wars)

entre les deux guerres

a state of war now exists between our two countries

nos deux pays sont désormais en état de guerre

to win/lose a war

gagner/perdre une guerre

to go off to the war

partir à la guerre

to go to war against country

entrer en guerre contre

to wage war on country

faire la guerre contre

to be at war with a country

être en guerre avec un pays

a war over or about land, independence

une guerre pour

a war over or about issue, problem

une guerre sur

a war over or about épith debts, correspondent, crime, criminal, effort, film, historian, medal, photographer, widow, wound

de guerre

a war over or about cemetery, leader, grave, zone

militaire

a war over or about hero

de la guerre

war deaths

victimes fpl de la guerre

he has a good war record

il a de bons états de service

2. war (fierce competition):

war fig

guerre f

price/trade war

guerre des prix/commerciale

a state of war now exists between the two departments/companies

c'est la guerre entre les deux services/sociétés

a war of words

un conflit verbal

3. war (to eradicate sth):

war fig

lutte f (against contre)

the war against drug traffickers

la lutte contre les narco-trafiquants

to wage war on or against poverty, crime

mener une lutte contre

II.war <pprés warring; prét, ppas warred> [GB wɔː, Am wɔr] VERBE intr

to war with a country/one's neighbours

être en guerre contre un pays/ses voisins (over à cause de)

III.war [GB wɔː, Am wɔr]

you look as if you've been in the wars

on dirait qu'il t'est arrivé des malheurs

turf war dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de turf war dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.turf <-s [or GB turves]> [tɜ:f, Am tɜ:rf] SUBST

1. turf no plur (grassy earth):

turf

gazon m

2. turf (cut square):

turf

motte f de gazon

3. turf SPORT (ground):

turf

terrain m

4. turf (territory):

turf

territoire m

5. turf no plur (horse racing):

the turf

le turf

II.turf <-s [or GB turves]> [tɜ:f, Am tɜ:rf] VERBE trans

1. turf BOT:

turf

gazonner

2. turf GB fam:

turf

jeter

to be turfed out of a club/job

être vidé d'un club/d'un emploi

war [wɔ:ʳ, Am wɔ:r] SUBST

war no plur, no indéf art:

war

guerre f

to be at war

être en guerre

a state of war

un état de guerre

in time of war

en temps de guerre

the horrors of war

les horreurs de la guerre

war atrocities

les atrocités de la guerre

a war hero

un héros de guerre

war breaks out between sb/sth and sb/sth

la guerre éclate entre qn/qc et qn/qc

to declare war on sb/sth a. fig

déclarer la guerre à qn/qc

to go to war

aller en guerre

to wage war against sb/sth

faire la guerre contre qn/qc

to wage war against sb/sth fig

être en guerre contre qn/qc

a war of attrition

une guerre d'usure

price/trade war

guerre des prix/commerciale

Idiomes/Tournures:

to have been in the wars

revenir du front

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Apparently, the conflict was waged between two rival factions following a dispute over boundaries, making the violence a turf war.

en.wikipedia.org

Analysts say the city is again in the grip of a political turf war.

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Police believe many are related to a dial-a-dope turf war.

www.thenownewspaper.com

Concerned legislators asked school officials to work out a solution to the growing turf war over the changing school district boundaries.

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The confrontation between the members of the two groups appears to be a turf war.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The ongoing and ever-escalating turf war between bikes and cars is one result, from verbal altercations to over 1,000 car-bike collisions a year.

www.torontosun.com

The executives in the room get into a food fight mid-presentation -- a turf war that has nothing to do with you or your presentation.

www.cnbc.com

Afterwards, he plans to use them as an advantage for a turf war that he is in.

en.wikipedia.org

They include production, manufacture, transportation, and sale of drugs, as well as violence related to the production or sale of drugs, such as a turf war.

en.wikipedia.org

With the weekend ahead, there are fears that this turf war could escalate over the coming days.

www.news24.com