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Meanings of sitzkrieg in английском

русский
странная война
португальский
guerra de mentira
испанский
guerra de broma
каталонский
guerra de broma
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Eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front.

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        странная война
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        Examples for "phoney war"
        Examples for "phoney war"
        1
        The phoney war is over; now the battle for Eircom truly begins.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The annual phoney war that kicks off awards season has properly begun.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The whiff of rebellion had blown away, the phoney war was undetectable.
        The Irish Times
        4
        A real game in a competition which often ends with a phoney war.
        The Irish Times
        5
        It's always hard to tell with the pre-World Cup phoney war.
        The Irish Times