at war

English

Prepositional phrase

at war

1. (literal, typically with with or against) Fighting in a war.
2. (figurative, by extension) (typically with with or against) Vigorously opposed (to); in strong conflict (with).

   Synonym: at odds

   The decision to separate a child from his parents is at war with our values.

Translations

fighting in a war

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 處於戰爭狀態 / 处于战争状态 (chǔyú zhànzhēng zhuàngtài), 交戰 / 交战 (zh) (jiāozhàn)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: sodassa

vigorously opposed to

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 互相衝突 / 互相冲突 (hùxiāng chōngtū)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: sodassa

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Translations to be checked

• Finnish: sodassa
• French: en guerre
• German: im Krieg
• Italian: in guerra
• Spanish: en guerra

Further reading

• “at war”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “at war”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• ratwa, Warta, Rawat