prewar

[US]/'priː'wɔː/
[UK]/pri'wɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. før krigen
adv. i perioden før en krig

Phrases & Collocations

prewar era

krigstid

prewar architecture

krigstidsarkitektur

prewar car

krigstidsbil

Real-world Examples

As those who are related to the prewar military, we simply apologize deeply to the people of China.

Som dem, der er relateret til militæret før krigen, beklager vi simpelthen dybt over for det kinesiske folk.

Source: Charming history

You would totally approve-- prewar, doorman, and the best part--Fauchon is supposedly opening up next door.

Du ville helt sikkert godkende - før krigen, portvogter, og det bedste af det hele - Fauchon skulle angiveligt åbne ved siden af.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 3

Had the game gone too far? In those prewar days, I stood to lose a great deal, for the sake of a hobby.

Var spillet gået for langt? I de dage før krigen, risikerede jeg at miste meget for en hobby.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Due to a reader's dumpster dive outside a well-known fifth avenue prewar, it appears someone we know and love is in the family way.

På grund af en læseres containerdykning uden for en velkendt prewar på Fifth Avenue ser det ud til, at nogen, vi kender og elsker, er gravid.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 5

She shows me a video of husband Andre working at the same anvil prewar his artwork, some Game of Thrones themed selling in the U.S. and Europe for hundreds of dollars.

Hun viser mig en video af hendes mand Andre, der arbejder ved samme ambolt før krigen, hans kunstværker, nogle Game of Thrones-tematiske, der sælges i USA og Europa for hundredvis af dollars.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

America is a prewar country, psychologically unprepared for one thing to go wrong. Hence the neurosis, despair; the Kafka feeling that the whole marvelous fabric of American life is coming apart at the seams.

Amerika er et land før krigen, psykologisk uforberedt på, at der går noget galt. Derfor neuroser, fortvivlelse; den Kafka-agtige følelse af, at hele det vidunderlige stof i det amerikanske liv falder fra hinanden.

Source: Self-study Advanced English

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