Akademisk IELTS (Band 5 och Under) - War

a fight between opposing armed forces, particularly during a war

slag, strid

a fight between different military forces during a war

strid, kamp

a military officer with a rank above that of a lieutenant and below that of a major

kapten, befälhavare

an officer in charge of a military operation or a group of soldiers

kommandör, officer

a group of soldiers in an army who fight by armored vehicles

kavaleri, pansarskytte

a very high-ranking officer in the army, the US air force or the marines

general

the art or science of employing military forces and strategies in order to achieve victory over an enemy

taktik, strategier

the military action of fighting against the enemies to stop their advance

militärt motstånd, motstånd

a country's military force trained to fight on land

armé

someone who is employed by a government to obtain secret information on another person, country, company, etc.

spion, underrättelseoperatör

a region in which a war is taking place

krigszon, konfliktområde

the area where opposing forces meet or engage, often in a military conflict

frontlinje, fronterna

an object that can physically harm someone or something, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc.

vapen, skadligt objekt

a period or state where there is no war or violence

fred

a small cylindrical metal object designed to be fired from a gun

kula, projektil

the act of taking control of another country and sending people to settle there

kolonisering, kolonialetablering

the act of taking possession of an area by using military force

erövring, ockupation

the additional troops or supplies sent to support an army

förstärkning, uppbackning

a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power

uppror, revolt

to begin using weapons against a place or enemy during a war

attackera, anfalla

to not let any harm come to someone or something

försvara, skydda

to shoot a bullet, shell, etc. from a weapon

skjuta, avfyra

(of military) to move away in order to escape the danger because one has been defeated or is weak

tillämpa, retrera

to gain control of a place or people using armed forces

erövra, underkuva

to drop bombs on someone or something continuously

bombardera, anfalla

to seize or get control of something by force

fånga, erövra

a group of people, organizations, or political parties working together toward their common interests

allians, koalition

a high-ranking officer in the army, marine corps, or air force, whose rank is between a lieutenant colonel and brigadier general

överste

the act of invading or entering a territory, country, or region by force or without permission, often with the intent to control or dominate the area and its inhabitants

invasion, övergrepp

a former member of the armed forces who has fought in a war

veteran, tidigare soldat

a continuous attack to an area using bombs

bombardemang