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ceasefire

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cease-fire or cease·fire (ssfr)
n.
1. An order to stop firing.
2. Suspension of active hostilities; a truce.
Translations
ceasefire [ˌsiːsˈfaɪəʳ]
A. Nalto m el fuego, cese m de hostilidades
B. CPD ceasefire line Nlínea f del alto el fuego

ceasefire [ˈsiːsfaɪər] ncessez-le-feu m inv

ceasefire
n ceasefire [ˈsiːsfaiə(r)]
an agreement to stop fighting; a period of not fighting. vuurstaking, skietstilstand وَقْف إطْلاق النّار примирие příměří våbenhvile die Feuerpause, der Waffenstillstand παύση πυρών alto al fuego relvarahu آتش بس cessez-le–feu הַפסָקַת אֵש युद्वविराम obustava vatre tűzszünet gencatan senjata cessate il fuoco, tregua 停戦 정전 ugnies nutraukimas, paliaubos uguns pārtraukšana genjatan senjata wapenstilstand våpenhvile armistiţiu прекращение огня prímerie, zastavenie paľby premirje primirje eld upphör การยุติการสู้รบ ateş kesme, mütareke 停火,停戰 припинення вогню جنگ بندی lệnh ngừng bắn

ceasefire وَقْف إطلاق النار dočasné příměří våbenhvile Waffenstillstand εκεχειρία alto el fuego tulitauko cessez-le-feu prekid vatre cessate il fuoco 停戦 휴전 wapenstilstand våpenhvile zawieszenie broni cessação de fogo, cessar-fogo прекращение огня vapenvila การหยุดรบ ateşkes sự ngừng bắn 停战


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The best-case outcome at this point is for a negotiated ceasefire in which the Sunni insurgency--not just the elected Sunni political leadership in Baghdad, but the insurgents and their armed leadership in the field--agrees to peace in exchange for concessions that would surely have to include a broad-based amnesty and a role for former insurgents in the government security apparatus, among other requirements.
 
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