war of words: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- A public or prolonged exchange of angry, critical, or adversarial statements between parties; a verbal dispute conducted through rhetoric, media, or official statements rather than physical confrontation.
Examples
BetaThe two politicians engaged in a fierce war of words during the televised debate.
The two politicians engaged in a fierce war of words during the televised debate.
Their war of words spilled over into social media, drawing widespread public attention.
Their war of words spilled over into social media, drawing widespread public attention.
If you want to avoid a war of words, it’s best to stay calm and listen carefully to the other side.
If you want to avoid a war of words, it’s best to stay calm and listen carefully to the other side.
Examples:
- EN: I don't want to get caught up in a war of words with you.ES: No quiero quedar atrapado en una guerra de palabras con usted.
- EN: - I already won our little war of words.ES: - Ya gané la batalla de palabras.
- EN: The war of words between mayor bruce lincolnES: La guerra de palabras entre EL alcalde Bruce Lincoln
- EN: Our grudge match escalated into a cold war of words.ES: La revancha se convirtió en una Guerra Fría verbal.
- EN: In addition to waging a war of words Marilyn continued her personal publicity campaign with pictures.ES: Ademas de lanzar una guerra verbal prosiguió con fotos su campana publicitaria personal.
- EN: We can take the highroad say we don't want it to disintegrate into a war of words.ES: Tomaremos el camino directo. Dirás que no queremos una guerra de palabras.
- EN: An embittered war of words and reputations broke out between England and France.ES: Una guerra implacable de palabras y reputación surgió entre Inglaterra y Francia.
- EN: Grandpa, you can't win a war of words against women. Your grandmother lived... this her whole life.ES: Abu, no puedes ganarle a una mujer en una contienda verbal tu abuela ha sido así toda la vida
- EN: Come on, twinie! At the Roadblock, the war of words continued between Ryan and the twins.ES: Enelobstáculolos pleitos continuaron entre Ryan y las gemelas.
- EN: Frankly, I wouldn't be here at all if my coffee machine hadn't been illegally appropriated after an unfortunate war of words with my superior.ES: Francamente, no estaría aquí... si mi cafetera no hubiera sido apropiada ilegalmente... luego de una desafortunada guerra de palabras con mi superior.
- EN: I had an unwilled war of words with you that day, but I'm happy beyond measure to know there's someone like you in the royal family.ES: Ese día tuve una guerra reticente de palabras contigo, pero soy feliz de más allá de todo comparacion en poder conocer a alguien como tu de la familia real.
- EN: An endless war of words is meaningless.ES: No tiene sentido estar repitiendo el convencimiento por sí mismo.
- EN: By that late stage of the conflict, the war of words had reached such evil extremes that few individuals beyond the Reich's borders were concerned about brained German babies or crucified German women.ES: En la etapa final del conflicto, la guerra de palabras había llegado a tal malicioso extremo que pocos individuos más allá de la frontera del Reich, se preocupaban por bebés Alemanes con cerebros reventados o mujeres Alemanas crucificadas.
- EN: The war of words between Krystof Kozlov and the Interior Ministry increased today with the author"s impending appeal against police brutality.ES: La guerra de palabras entre Krystof Kozlov y el Ministerio del Interior... aumentó hoy con la inminente apelación del autor contra la brutalidad policial.
- EN: ‐ Putin turned his anger on the US, blaming Hillary Clinton in a cold war of words.ES: ‐ Putin dirigió su odio sobre los EEUU, culpando a Hillary Clinton en una guerra fría de palabras.
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