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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Waffenruhe
"Beide Seiten einigten sich auf eine Waffenruhe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
"The two warring factions finally agreed to a temporary truce."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English trewes (plural), from Old English trēowwa, accusative plural of trēowp 'truth, pledge', of Germanic origin; related to true.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "truce" is said worldwide
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trêve
Transliteration: trêve
"Les deux camps ont signé une trêve."
Waffenruhe
Transliteration: Waffenruhe
"Beide Seiten einigten sich auf eine Waffenruhe."
tregua
Transliteration: tregua
"È stata dichiarata una tregua tra i due eserciti."
tregua
Transliteration: tregua
"Los países firmaron una tregua humanitaria."
trégua
Transliteration: trégua
"Eles decidiram fazer uma trégua."
युद्धविराम
Transliteration: yuddhviram
"दोनों देशों के बीच युद्धविराम की घोषणा की गई।"
休战
Transliteration: xiùzhàn
"交战双方达成了一项休战协议。"
휴전
Transliteration: hyujeon
"양측은 즉각적인 휴전에 합의했다."
休戦
Transliteration: kyūsen
"両国は休戦協定に署名した。"
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