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waged

English translation: carried on// conducted//occurring

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:waged
Selected answer:carried on// conducted//occurring
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

19:47 May 12, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / waged
English term or phrase: waged
A poetic battle, man against nature, waged across time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3YsSNNFQk4

You can find the in the first seconds of the video.

Thank you,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 17:36
carried on// conducted//occurring
Explanation:
sugg

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-05-12 23:02:50 GMT)
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Basically it means that man has always been 'at war' or fighting nature.
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 16:36
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4fought / engaged
Kiet Bach
4 +4carried on// conducted//occurring
Lydia De Jorge
Summary of reference entries provided
Dictionary
philgoddard

Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fought / engaged


Explanation:
wage a battle = engage in a battle = fight in a battle

Kiet Bach
United States
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Wage a battle across time? It is not carry on over time?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  adel almergawy
20 mins
agree  Tony M: Yes, it means 'down the centuries (etc.)'
3 hrs
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
agree  Daryo
8 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
carried on// conducted//occurring


Explanation:
sugg

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Note added at 3 hrs (2020-05-12 23:02:50 GMT)
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Basically it means that man has always been 'at war' or fighting nature.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 16:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Taña Dalglish: One would usually see "war waged over time" rather than "across", but this is a cartoon, albeit one I am totally unfamiliar with: https://notthebigfinishforum.freeforums.net/thread/4149/last... (speak about "across time" here)./V. good. Thx.
24 mins
  -> Many thanks, Taña. Hope you are well.
agree  Tony M: 'across' is less usual here, but sometimes used, particularly in expressions like 'across time and space', and also, when it doesn't want to necessarily imply 'continuously'.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Tony.
agree  Dayana Hashim
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Becca Resnik
16 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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Reference comments


12 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Dictionary

Reference information:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage

I find this and other dictionaries very useful for looking up words that I don't know. Most translators use them every day.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
32 mins
agree  writeaway: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dictionary
3 hrs
  -> That's very useful. Thank you.
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