ceasefire

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cease-fire

or cease·fire (sēs′fīr′)

1. An order to stop firing.

2. Suspension of active hostilities; a truce.

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ceasefire

(Military) a period of truce, esp one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms

interj, n

(Military) the order to stop firing

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Translations

وَقْفُ إِطْلَاقِ النَّاروَقْف إطْلاق النّار

příměřídočasné příměří

våbenhvile

Waffenstillstand Feuerpause Waffenruhe

εκεχειρία ανακωχή

militpaŭzo

alto el fuego armisticio tregua alto al fuego

tulitauko

cessez-le-feu trêve

prekid vatre

fegyverszünettûzszünettűzszünet

cessate il fuoco armistizio

停戦

휴전

ugnies nutraukimas

uguns partraukšana

staakt-het-vuren wapenstilstand

våpenhvile

zawieszenie broni

cessação de fogo cessar-fogo

прекращение огня

zastavenie paľby

vapenvila

การหยุดรบ

ateşkesmütarekeateş kesme

sự ngừng bắn

停战停火

ceasefire

[ˌsiːsˈfaɪəʳ]

A. N → alto m el fuego, cese m de hostilidades

B. CPD ceasefire line N → línea f del alto el fuego

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ceasefire

[ˈsiːsfaɪə^r] n → cessez-le-feu m inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ceasefire

(ˈsiːsfaiə(r)) noun

an agreement to stop fighting; a period of not fighting.

ceasefire

→ وَقْفُ إِطْلَاقِ النَّار dočasné příměří våbenhvile Waffenstillstand εκεχειρία alto el fuego tulitauko cessez-le-feu prekid vatre cessate il fuoco 停戦 휴전 wapenstilstand våpenhvile zawieszenie broni cessação de fogo, cessar-fogo прекращение огня vapenvila การหยุดรบ ateşkes sự ngừng bắn 停战

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Syria Ceasefire Off To Shaky Start

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