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cessez-le-feu — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ceasefire noun A formal agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting, usually temporary.
  • truce noun A temporary agreement between opposing sides to stop fighting.

Senses

cessez-le-feu is used for these senses in English:

  • ceasefire In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).
  • truce A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.

Related French words