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| outbreak of war; onset of the war | Kriegsausbruch {m} | |
| outbreaks of war; onsets of wars | Kriegsausbrüche {pl} | |
| at the outbreak of the war; at the onset of the war | bei Kriegsausbruch | |
| to be on the brink of war | kurz vor Kriegsausbruch stehen | |
| In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war. | 1939 stand die Welt wie auch 1914 am Rande eines Krieges. |