冷つめたい戦せん争そう

expression, noun

cold war

General term for a state of political hostility without open warfare. Often used metaphorically.

See also: 冷戦

• 両りょう国こくは冷つめたい戦せん争そうの状じょう態たいにある。

  The two countries are in a state of cold war.

expression, noun

the Cold War

Specifically refers to the historical Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union.

• 冷つめたい戦せん争そうは1947年ねんから1991年ねんまで続つづいた。

  The Cold War lasted from 1947 to 1991.