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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesguerra convencional
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɡe.ra kom.ben.sjoˈnal/
"La doctrina militar actual sigue preparándose para escenarios de guerra convencional."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A form of warfare conducted using traditional military weapons and battlefield tactics between declared combatants, excluding nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons of mass destruction.
"The military strategy shifted from asymmetric insurgency tactics back to large-scale conventional warfare along established front lines." - 2
Armed conflict fought exclusively with conventional munitions and standard military forces.
"International analysts debate whether future conflicts will remain primarily within the bounds of conventional warfare or quickly escalate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'conventional,' deriving from the Latin 'convenire' (to come together, agree, hence established by general consent or custom), and 'warfare,' originating from Old English 'wīr' (war) and 'fær' (journey, expedition). It emerged into prominent modern usage during the mid-20th century, particularly following World War II and the advent of the nuclear age, to distinguish traditional military combat using non-nuclear, non-chemical, and non-biological weapons from unconventional warfare.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conventional warfare" is said worldwide
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guerre conventionnelle
Transliteration: /ɡɛʁ kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl/
"Les traités internationaux régissent les règles de la guerre conventionnelle."
konventionelle Kriegsführung
Transliteration: /kɔnvɛntu̯oˈneːlə ˈkʁiːksˌfyːʁʊŋ/
"Konventionelle Kriegsführung erfordert gut ausgebildete Bodentruppen."
guerra convenzionale
Transliteration: /ˈɡwɛr.ra kon.ven.tjoˈnaː.le/
"Il paese ha investito molto per modernizzare la sua difesa nella guerra convenzionale."
guerra convencional
Transliteration: /ˈɡe.ra kom.ben.sjoˈnal/
"La doctrina militar actual sigue preparándose para escenarios de guerra convencional."
guerra convencional
Transliteration: /ˈɡe.ʁɐ kõ.vẽ.sjʊˈnaʊ/
"A guerra convencional difere drasticamente dos conflitos assimétricos modernos."
पारंपरिक युद्ध
Transliteration: pāramprik yuddh
"पारंपरिक युद्ध में आधुनिक हथियारों और सेना का उपयोग होता है।"
常规战争
Transliteration: chángguī zhànzhēng
"常规战争通常涉及正规军队之间的正面交锋。"
재래식 전쟁
Transliteration: jaeraesik jeonjaeng
"재래식 전쟁은 핵무기를 사용하지 않는 무력 충돌을 의미합니다."
通常兵器戦
Transliteration: tsūjō heikisen
"通常兵器戦への備えは依然として国家防衛の基本である。"
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