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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGuerre froide
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Guerre froide
"La guerre froide a divisé le monde en deux blocs."
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A state of political hostility and military tension between countries, characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, especially the state of tension between the US and the Soviet Union from the end of World War II until 1991.
"Historians often study how the Cold War shaped modern international relations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, popularized by journalist Walter Lippmann in 1947 and financier Bernard Baruch, to describe the tense political and economic hostility between the Western powers and the Soviet bloc without direct large-scale armed combat.
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Guerre froide
Transliteration: Guerre froide
"La guerre froide a divisé le monde en deux blocs."
Kalter Krieg
Transliteration: Kalter Krieg
"Der Kalte Krieg prägte die zweite Hälfte des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts."
Guerra fredda
Transliteration: Guerra fredda
"Molti eventi storici sono legati alla guerra fredda."
Guerra Fría
Transliteration: Guerra Fría
"La Guerra Fría terminó con la disolución de la Unión Soviética."
Guerra Fria
Transliteration: Guerra Fria
"A Guerra Fria foi um período de grande tensão geopolítica."
शीत युद्ध
Transliteration: Sheet Yuddh
"शीत युद्ध के दौरान दुनिया दो महाशक्तियों में बँट गई थी।"
冷战
Transliteration: lěngzhàn
"冷战结束后，国际格局发生了巨大变化。"
냉전
Transliteration: naengjeon
"냉전 시대에는 미국과 소년 연방이 대립했습니다."
冷戦
Transliteration: reisen
"冷戦終結により世界情勢は大きく変わりました。"
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