truce
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truce
- /tɹuːs/ UK
- /tɹus/ US
- /ˈtɹʉs/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -uːs
Where it comes from
From Middle English trewes, triwes, trues, plural of trewe, triewe, true (“faithfulness, assurance, pact”), from Old English trēowa, singularized plural of trēow, trȳw (“faith; pledge; agreement”), from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (compare Dutch trouw, German Treue, Danish tro, French trêve [< Germanic]), noun form of *triwwiz (“trusty, faithful”). More at true.
noun truces
- A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties. An uneasy truce
- An agreement between opposed parties in which they pledge to cease fighting for a limited time. He asked for a truce with his school enemy for five days.
verb truces · trucing · truced
- To come to an agreement to cease fighting. Only undaunted Henry de Tracey […] held up the cause; trucing at last, in loyal terms, till the king should become more powerful and be able in person to restrain the country.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cease-fire, armistice, hudna, ceasefire, détente, forgiveness, control, appeasement, recess, reprieve, pacification, easing, respite, pause, peace, lull
Translations
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noun period of time in which no fighting takes place
| Español | tregua, inducia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정전 jeongjeon, 휴전 hyujeon |
| 日本語 | 停戦 teisen, 休戦 kyūsen |
| 中文 | 停戰 /停战 tíngzhàn, 休戰 /休战 xiūzhàn |
| हिन्दी | युद्धविराम yuddhavirām, संधि sandhi, समझौता samjhautā |
| Português | trégua, cessar-fogo |
| Français | trêve, cessez-le-feu |
| Deutsch | Waffenstillstand, Waffenruhe |
| Italiano | tregua |
| Română | armistițiu |
| Русский | переми́рие peremírije, зати́шье zatíšʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | đình chiến, hưu chiến |
| العربية | هُدْنَة hudna |
| עברית | הַפְסָקַת אֵשׁ hafsakát ésh |
noun agreement between opposed parties
| हिन्दी | संधि sandhi, समझौता samjhautā |
|---|---|
| Português | trégua, cessar-fogo |
| Русский | переми́рие peremírije |
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title = {truce},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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