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Etymology [edit]
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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Translations [edit]
in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose
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- 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 (ko) (jeongjeon) (停戰 (ko))
- Kurdish: agirbest (ku) f
- Norwegian: våpenhvile (no)
- Persian: آتشبس (fa) (âtaš-bas)
- Polish: zawieszenie broni (pl) n, rozejm (pl) m
- Portuguese: cessar-fogo (pt) m, armistício (pt) m, trégua (pt) 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 (sv) n
- Turkish: ateşkes (tr)
- Ukrainian: припинення вогню (uk) (prypynénnja vohnjú) n, перемир'я (uk) (peremýr'ja) n
- Vietnamese: lệnh ngừng bắn (vi)
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