War, warfare - Guerra (The 282nd Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for War, warfare in Spanish is Guerra. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 282nd most commonly used word in Spanish. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about law, society. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: war, warfare

Spanish: guerra

Examples


Peace has returned after three years of war.	Ha vuelto la paz después de tres años de guerra.
Nothing is worse than war.	Nada es peor que la guerra.
They want to win the war quickly and return to normal life.	Quieren ganar la guerra rápidamente y volver a la vida normal.
If you want war, you'll get war.	Si quieres guerra, tendrás guerra.
The war is over.	La guerra terminó.
War is hell.	La Guerra es el infierno.
Many young men went to war.	Muchos jóvenes fueron a la guerra.
My grandfather was a soldier during the war.	Mi abuelo fue soldado durante la guerra.

He was a soldier during the war.	Fue soldado durante la guerra.
The war began three years later.	La guerra empezó tres años más tarde.
The war on drugs is a political war.	La guerra contra las drogas es una guerra política.
War must be avoided at all costs.	La guerra se debe evitar a toda costa.
The war plays in our favor.	La guerra está yendo a nuestro favor.
If it looks like a war, if it sounds like a war and if it kills like a war, then it actually is a war.	Si parece una guerra, suena como una guerra y mata como una guerra, entonces es una guerra.
A lot of people were killed in World War II.	Mucha gente murió durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
My grandfather was murdered during the Second World War.	Mi abuelo cayó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Prior to the Second World War, World War I was referred to as the Great War.	Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, a la Primera Guerra Mundial se la llamaba la Gran Guerra.
My grandfather died in the Second World War.	Mi abuelo murió en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
The war is still going on.	La guerra todavía continúa.
It is hoped that the war will end before long.	Se espera que la guerra termine dentro de poco.
War was giving way to peace.	La guerra le daba paso a la paz.