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Significados de war by proxy em inglês

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опосредованная война
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guerra subsidiária
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guerra por poderes
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guerra subsidiària

Conflict between two actors in which neither directly engages the other.

guerra subsidiária
Uso de war by proxy em inglês
1
Sport is the hunt, the chase; it is war by proxy.
The Disposable Male
2
Even a discernible whiff of grace as Packer barges forward in his war by proxy with Murdoch.
The Guardian
3
This is what they did when they loosed the armies of their puppet states against the Republic of Korea, in an evil war by proxy.
State of the Union Addresses
4
Except in regard to Anne, a member of the Socialist Society, and thereafter always known as "Fred's Red", this was the cold war by proxy.
The Guardian