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ˈpho·ney war SUBST esp Brit hist

phoney war

ruhiger Zeitabschnitt im Zweiten Weltkrieg

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

The dormant conflict of the phoney war is reflected in the activity of the novel's main characters.

en.wikipedia.org

But there will most likely be short-term pain, especially now the phoney war is coming to an end.

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

There was something of a phoney war atmosphere which did not come across in the exciting reportage.

www.independent.co.uk

The ultra-loyal customers were very confused, as it began to dawn on them that maybe it had all been a phoney war.

www.independent.ie

Their phoney war, which lead to the deaths of so many innocent people, had been a giant scam.

www.independent.ie

The group stage, with the lesser sides setting up to repel rather than create, has in a sense been a phoney war.

www.independent.co.uk

Notwithstanding this, it is clear that the phoney war, which has been waged throughout all of 2016, will soon come to a conclusion.

www.leinsterexpress.ie

This is the period of the phoney war.

www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk

The phoney war of the general election is well under way.

www.irishexaminer.com

With 100 days to go, the election is not so much a phoney war as an endless series of photo opportunities for the parties.

www.dailymail.co.uk