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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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Pragmatism has won the day for now, though some Israelis will see uncomfortable parallels with the success of Hizbullah in Lebanon, establishing itself as the legitimate armed resistance and the keeper or breaker of ceasefires, according to mutually agreed "rules of the game".
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