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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescane da guerra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: cane da guerra
"Il cane da guerra era temuto dai nemici."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dog trained and used for warfare or combat operations.
"Ancient armies often deployed trained wardogs to disrupt enemy formations." - 2
A seasoned mercenary, soldier of fortune, or veteran of many wars.
"The veteran soldier was a hardened wardog who had survived decades of conflict."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'war' (from Old English 'wǣr' or Old Norse 'vīr') and 'dog' (from Old English 'docga'). Historically used in poetry and military contexts to denote a fierce hound trained for combat, the term has evolved in modern popular culture and military slang to describe hardened mercenaries or combat veterans.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wardog" is said worldwide
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chien de guerre
Transliteration: shiyen duh gehr
"Les anciens Romains utilisaient le chien de guerre au combat."
Kriegshund
Transliteration: Kriegshund
"Der Kriegshund wurde im Mittelalter oft in Schlachten eingesetzt."
cane da guerra
Transliteration: cane da guerra
"Il cane da guerra era temuto dai nemici."
perro de guerra
Transliteration: perro de guerra
"El perro de guerra participó en numerosas batallas históricas."
cão de guerra
Transliteration: cão de guerra
"Os romanos utilizavam o cão de guerra para intimidar o inimigo."
युद्ध कुत्ता
Transliteration: yuddh kutta
"प्राचीन काल में सेनाएं युद्ध कुत्ता का उपयोग करती थीं।"
军犬
Transliteration: jūn quǎn
"这只军犬在战场上表现得非常勇敢。"
군견
Transliteration: gun-gyeon
"고대 군견은 전투에서 중요한 역할을 했다."
軍用犬
Transliteration: gūnyōken
"軍用犬は戦場で兵士を助けた。"
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