Trêve (en. Truce)

tʁɛv

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Agreement to suspend hostilities between belligerents.

Both parties signed a truce to end the fighting.

Les deux parties ont signé une trêve pour mettre fin aux combats.

Period of rest or interruption in an activity.

He took a well-deserved truce after months of hard work.

Il a pris une trêve bien méritée après des mois de travail acharné.

Pause in a dispute or conflict.

After a heated discussion, they decided to make a truce to think it over.

Après une discussion animée, ils ont décidé de faire une trêve pour réfléchir.

From the Latin 'treva', meaning rest or cessation.

Christmas truce

Temporary peace agreement during the holiday season.

trêve de Noël

confectioners' truce

A period of calm during festivities.

trêve des confiseurs

to make a truce

To accept a moment of calm or absence of conflict.

faire trêve

armistice

Agreement between fighters to end the fighting.

armistice

peace

State of tranquility or absence of war.

paix

reconciliation

Process by which conflicting individuals reach an agreement.

réconciliation

To put an end to a dispute.

They decided to make a truce to avoid further conflicts.

Ils ont décidé de faire une trêve pour éviter d'autres conflits.

To take time for oneself after a stressful period.

After this difficult week, I'm going to take a truce.

Après cette semaine difficile, je vais prendre une trêve.