See also: gùerre

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Etymology edit

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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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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  • Wolof: xare, geer

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guerre f

  1. plural of guerra

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Etymology edit

From Old French guerre.

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guerre f (plural guerres)

  1. war (large-scale combat)

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Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛrə/, /ˈw-/

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

  1. war (large-scale conflict)
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Etymology 2 edit

See gaire.

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guerre

  1. Alternative form of gaire