30. loss of life [uncountable] (formal) the deaths of a lot of people in an accident or military action гибель людей, человеческие жертвы; потери убитыми: The war has led to a tragic loss of life. | It was decimated by the loss of life incurred by the coup and the civil war. | Needless loss of life resulted from a policy that emphasized backing away from provocation and discouraging self-defence. | Our own little putsch was carried through without loss of life, you remember.

31. Casualties | losses collocations

light casualties / losses небольшие / незначительные потери

heavy / serious / substantial / great / large / huge / many casualties тяжелые / серьезные потери: There were heavy casualties in the first battle. | Despite heavy losses, the battalion regrouped and fought on. | It ended with heavy losses to the enemy and, finally, their retreat. | Western diplomats said Mr Yeltsin could yet salvage the situation if he put a quick end to the crisis without huge casualties. | Both sides had what they wanted, and neither wanted to risk large casualties to seize what the other had. | As a result they suffered many casualties. | They're suffering greater casualties, but the outside world doesn't know.

losses in dead / killed and wounded потери убитыми и ранеными

military casualties / losses потери среди военнослужащих: Military casualties on both sides were substantial. | Wars nowadays are fought against civilians; the bulk of military casualties these days are women and children. | A court notice reported the economic loss of the two vehicles, but did not mention any military casualties.

civilian casualties / losses потери среди гражданского населения: A series of air raids resulted in a number of civilian casualties. | Even in the days of precision strikes, attacks from the air would risk civilian casualties. | One outstanding feature of that war was how few civilian casualties there were. | The total number of civilian casualties was seventy-seven, most of whom had suffered bruises or lacerations to the head. | There were no figures given for civilian casualties.

to cause casualties / losses | to inflict casualties / losses (on sb) наносить потери: Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties. | The action caused 441 military casualties and 197 naval casualties. | Further shelling caused casualties in the trench and destroyed the parapet over a length of fifty yards. | Yet constant raids were causing great losses and hardship. | The rebels claim to have inflicted heavy casualties. | Our forces inflicted heavy casualties / losses on the enemy.

to suffer / sustain / take / incur casualties / losses нести / понести потери: The enemy suffered heavy casualties. | Both the armies suffered heavy losses in the battle. | Indian troops have suffered more than 1200 casualties. | According to some reports, both sides sustained heavy casualties. | B Company had already sustained heavy casualties from the landing and the patrol lost. | Beirut was under constant shelling; the Marines at the airport were taking more casualties. | Increasingly, the Iraqi population was taking casualties rather than foreigners on Iraqi soil. | Most of the civilian casualties were incurred here.

to report casualties / losses сообщать / докладывать о потерях

casualties / losses occur имеют место потери: Unfortunately heavy losses occurred during the First World War with all four being sunk.

32. military [adjective] used by, involving, or relating to the armed forces военный воинский, армейский: The huge influx of military and civilian personnel created a problem. | The president is sending in almost 20,000 military personnel to help with the relief efforts. | China reportedly planned to sell military equipment to Saudi Arabia. | German military power was restricted after World War II. | It is now a museum of military history, but was once full of armed men and artillery.

military force военная сила

to use military force: The United States is prepared to use military force to achieve its aims. | He fully realizes that there are situations when the world organization must be able to use military force.

military action [uncountable] | military operation / campaign [countable] военные действия; военная операция, военная кампания: Military action may become necessary. | Carter ordered the Pentagon to prepare a contingency plan for military action to rescue the hostages. | It remains quite plausible that America will attempt unilateral military action in 2008. | Just as we are going to have to get dirty again with our human intelligence operatives, so we are going to have to abandon our insistence that military operations somehow be conducted only from the air. | Peres said the military campaign would last as long as it took to secure the country's northern border.

to take military action: The government has threatened to take military action if the rebels do not withdraw from the area. | The government is prepared to take military action.