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Summary

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cease-fire:
- Waffenstillstand
Wiktionary:
- ceasefire → Feuerpause, Waffenstillstand, Waffenruhe
- ceasefire → Waffenstillstand

English

Detailed Translations for ceasefire from English to German

cease-fire:

cease-fire [the ~] noun

the cease-fire
die Waffenstillstand
- Waffenstillstand [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for cease-fire:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Waffenstillstand	cease-fire	armistice; truce
-	armistice; truce

Synonyms for "cease-fire":

armistice; truce; peace

Related Definitions for "cease-fire":

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms¹

Wiktionary Translations for ceasefire:

ceasefire

noun

in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose
- ceasefire → Feuerpause; Waffenstillstand

ceasefire

noun

eine Unterbrechung der Kämpfe in einem bewaffneten Konflikt – meist um Friedensverhandlungen zu führen
- Waffenstillstand → truce; ceasefire; armistice
militärisch: eine vereinbarte kurze, örtlich begrenzte Kampfpause, beispielsweise zur Bergung von Verwundeten und Gefallenen oder zur Evakuierung der Zivilbevölkerung
- Waffenruhe → ceasefire; truce

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• ceasefire	→ Waffenstillstand	↔ cessez-le-feu — En guerre, une fin des hostilité.

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