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[edit] Etymology
From cease + fire.
ceasefire (plural ceasefires)
- In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).
- The rebels agreed to a ceasefire while the peace talks were underway.
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in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose
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- Indonesian: gencatan senjata
- Interlingua: cessa-le-foco, armistitio
- Italian: cessate il fuoco (it) m., armistizio (it) m.
- Japanese: 停戦 (ja) (ていせん, teisen), 休戦 (ja) (きゅうせん, kyūsen)
- Korean: 정전(停戰)
- Kurdish: agirbest (ku) f.
- Norwegian: våpenhvile
- Polish: zawieszenie broni (pl) n., rozejm (pl) m.
- Portuguese: cessar-fogo m., armistício m., trégua f.
- Russian: прекращение огня (ru) (prekraščénije ognjá) n., перемирие (ru) (peremírije) n.
- Scottish Gaelic: fois-losgaidh (gd) f.
- Spanish: alto el fuego (es) m., armisticio (es) m., tregua (es) f.
- Swedish: eldupphör n.
- Turkish: ateşkes (tr)
- Ukrainian: перемир'я (uk) (peremýrja) n.
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