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guerre

See also: gùerre

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French guerre, from Old French guerre, from Early Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”). Compare English war.

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Noun

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guerre f (plural guerres)

  1. war
    Synonyms: conflit, hostilités
    Antonyms: non-violence, paix
    Le droit de la guerre est une expression pour désigner les lois, en général coutumières, sur lesquelles s’entendent les peuples ennemis lorsqu’ils sont en guerre.
    The law of war is an expression describing the laws, generally customary, that enemy peoples that are at war agree to.

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Descendants

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  • → Wolof: xare, geer

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Italian

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Noun

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guerre f

  1. plural of guerra

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French guerre.

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Noun

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guerre f (plural guerres)

  1. war (large-scale combat)

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Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Early Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛrə/, /ˈw-/

Noun

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guerre oblique singular, f (oblique plural guerres, nominative singular guerre, nominative plural guerres)

  1. war (large-scale conflict)
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Etymology 2

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See gaire.

Adverb

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guerre

  1. Alternative form of gaire
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