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truce
(tro͞os)n.
1. A temporary cessation or suspension of hostilities by agreement of the opposing sides; an armistice.
2. A respite from a disagreeable state of affairs.
tr. & intr.v. truced, truc·ing, truc·es
To end or be ended with a truce.
[Middle English trewes, pl. of trewe, treaty, pledge, from Old English trēow; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
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truce
(truːs)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an agreement to stop fighting, esp temporarily
2. temporary cessation of something unpleasant
[C13: from the plural of Old English treow trow; see true, trust]
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truce
(trus)n.
1. a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
2. an agreement or treaty establishing this.
3. a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain.
[1175–1225; Middle English trewes, pl. of trewe, Old English trēow belief, pledge, treaty. See trow]
truce′less, adj.
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truce
noun ceasefire, break, stay, rest, peace, treaty, interval, moratorium, respite, lull, cessation, let-up (informal), armistice, intermission, cessation of hostilities The fighting has given way to an uneasy truce.
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truce
nounA temporary cessation of hostilities by mutual consent of the contending parties:
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Translations
هُدْنَةهُدْنَه
příměří
våbenhvile
aselepo
primirje
fegyverszünet
vopnahlé
休戦
휴전
pamierspārtraukums
premirje
vapenvila
การสงบศึกชั่วคราว
ateşkesmütareke
thỏa ước ngừng bắn
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truce
[ˈtruːs] n → trêve fto call a truce (in war) → faire cesser les hostilités; (in argument, feud) → faire la paix
Let's call a truce → Faisons la paix.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
truce
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
truce
(truːs) noun a (usually temporary) rest from fighting, agreed to by both sides.
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truce
→ هُدْنَة příměří våbenhvile Waffenstillstand εκεχειρία tregua aselepo trêve primirje tregua 休戦 휴전 wapenstilstand våpenhvile rozejm trégua перемирие vapenvila การสงบศึกชั่วคราว ateşkes thỏa ước ngừng bắn 停战Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009