идет война

there is a war

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phrase Rare #36,868

there is a war Literally “war is going,” but idiomatically means that a war is currently taking place or ongoing. The spelling идёт includes a stress mark that is often omitted in ordinary writing.

RU: Сейчас в мире идет война.

EN: There is a war going on in the world right now.

Вы что не понимаете, что идет война?!

Don't you understand that there's a war going on?!

— Могила светлячков (1988)

Идет война, старина!

There's a war going on, man!

— До свидания, дети (1987)

Идет война!

There is a war going on!

— Леопард (1963)