Vojna = War

1. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a war = vojna
– to declare = razglasiti
– to fight = boriti, vojskovati se
– to wage = voditi (vojno), spustiti se v (vojno)
– peace = mir
– a soldier = vojak
– a civilian = civilist
– a civil war = državljanska vojna
– a world war = svetovna vojna
– a weapon = orožje (eno)
– a gun = a firearm = strelno orožje, puška
– to arm = oborožiti
– arms = orožje (vojna oprema)
– to shoot = ustreliti, streljati
– a target = tarča
– a bomb = bomba
– to explode = eksplodirati
– an explosion = eksplozija
– to assassinate = izvesti atentat
– an assassination = atentat
– a hostage = talec
– to demand = zahtevati
– a demand = zahteva
– to release = izpustiti
– a release = izpust
– to negotiate = pogajati se
– a negotiation = pogajanje
– to settle = sporazumeti se
– a settlement = sporazum
– an army = vojska
– the military = the army = vojska*
– an enemy = sovražnik
– an attack = napad
– to attack = napasti

* Izraz »an army« označuje vojsko kot skupino vojakov, medtem ko se »the army« oziroma »the military« navezujeta na vojsko kot (vladno) organizacijo.

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– They went to war. = Začeli so vojno. (Spustili so s v vojno.)
– He declared war on their nation. = Napovedal jim je vojno.
– We are at war. = V vojni smo.
– I was in a war. = Bil sem v vojni.
– They wanted to make war on them. = Hoteli so iti v/začeti vojno z njimi.
– They waged war against terrorism. = Vodili so vojno proti terorizmu.
– The terrorists took hostages and made demands to negotiate their release. = Teroristi so vzeli talce in postavili zahteve za pogajanje o njihovi izpustitvi.
– They’ve reached a peace settlement. = Dosegli so mirovni sporazum.
– She decided to take up arms against the enemy. = Odločila se je, da se bo oborožila proti sovražniku.
– He did military service. = Opravil je vojaško službo.
– I was doing target practice. = Streljal sem v tarčo.

2. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a casualty = ranjenec, smrtni primer
– a victim = žrtev, ki trpi posledice
– a survivor = preživeli
– a refugee = begunec
– a camp = taborišče
– the wounded = ranjeni
– a battle = bitka
– a combat = boj
– to break out = izbruhniti
– nuclear = atomski, jedrski
– a tank = tank
– a rifle = puška
– a machine gun = strojnica
– a handgun = ročna pištola
– a landmine = zemeljska mina
– a naval mine = podvodna mina
– a minesweeper = minolovka
– a torpedo = torpedo
– a cruiser = križarka
– a grenade = granata
– a warship = vojna ladja
– a submarine = podmornica
– a fighter plane = lovsko letalo
– an aircraft = letalo
– an aircraft carrier = letalonosilka
– a bomber = bombnik
– to blow up = to explode = eksplodirati
– to shoot down = ustreliti, sestreliti
– a conflict = boj
– a dispute = spor
– a treaty = podoba
– a ceasefire = ustavitev ognja
– an armistice = a truce = premirje*
– to call for = zahtevati
– to invade = vdreti
– an invasion = invazija, vdor
– to escalate = stopnjevati (se)
– a territory = ozemlje
– troops = (vojaške) čete
– a guerrilla = gverilec
– guerrilla = gverilski
– a hostility = sovražnost, bojevanje
– a shelter = zaklonišče
– to open fire = začeti obstreljevati
– court-martial = vojaško sodišče
– to court-martial = postaviti na vojaško sodišče
– to engage = napasti
– to engage in = spopasti se, lotiti se
* Izraz »an armistice« se uporablja izključno v smislu vojnega premirja, medtem ko se »a truce« navezuje na prenehanje kakršnihkoli sovražnih spopadov.

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– They took him to a refugee camp. = Peljali so ga v begunsko taborišče.
– War broke out in the East. = Na Vzhodu je izbruhnila vojna.
– I saw an aircraft in the distance. = V daljavi sem videl letalo.
– Five aircraft were shot down. = Sestreljenih je bilo pet letal.
– They signed a peace treaty. = Podpisali so mirovno pogodbo.
– They called for a ceasefire. = Zahtevali so ustavitev ognja.
– He opened fire on them. = Začel jih je postreljevati.
– He died in combat/battle. = Padel je v boju/bitki.
– They engaged in mortal combat. = Spopadla sta se na smrt.