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Meanings of
private war
in English
Russian
междоусобица
Portuguese
vendeta
Catalan
feu
Spanish
discordia
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Long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans.
feud
vendetta
blood feud
faida
clan war
gang war
Russian
междоусобица
Usage of
private war
in English
1
Incidental to the issue in this war... to your own
private
war
.
2
And here he is again fighting a
private
war
on another front.
3
We're not going to start a little
private
war
of our own.
4
A
private
war
was clearly going on inside the goblin's head.
5
I'm opposed to
private
war
as much as I am to free trade.
6
They use their children as pawns in their
private
war
.
7
The abolition of
private
war
was the first step in Europe toward universal peace.
8
Visser Three thinks he has won our long,
private
war
.
9
A very disturbing influence and so very necessary to the conduct of this
private
war
.
10
Such were the rights of coining money, of
private
war
,
and of immunity from taxation.
11
Unemployed warriors turned to the Moorish frontier, where Castilian noblemen were waging
private
war
for profit.
12
He restricted very greatly the right of
private
war
and forbade the use of judicial duels.
13
There was no danger of
private
war
between lords, to which the peasant might be summoned.
14
The fact is that we have a little
private
war
of our own on hand, Mike.
15
And I will not allow you to return to your equally useless
private
war
in the Blight.
16
For I think we may look upon our little
private
war
with death somewhat in this light.
Other examples for "private war"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
private
war
private
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
private war
Russian
междоусобица
усобица
Portuguese
vendeta
Catalan
feu
Spanish
discordia
feud
pugna
rencilla
vendetta
conflicto
disputa
lucha
contienda
Private war
through the time
Private war
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common