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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(it) m., armistizio it(it) m.
- Japanese: 停戦 ja(ja) (ていせん, teisen), 休戦 ja(ja) (きゅうせん, kyūsen)
- Korean: 정전(停戰)
- Kurdish: agirbest ku(ku) f.
- Norwegian: våpenhvile
- Polish: zawieszenie broni n.
- Portuguese: cessar-fogo m., armistício m., trégua f.
- Russian: прекращение огня ru(ru) (prekraščénije ognjá) n., перемирие ru(ru) (peremírije) n.
- Spanish: alto el fuego es(es) m., armisticio es(es) m., tregua es(es) f.
- Swedish: eldupphör n.
- Turkish: ateşkes tr(tr)
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