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peace  (ps)

n.

1. The absence of war or other hostilities.

2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities.

3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other.

4. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace.

5. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.

interj.

Used as a greeting or farewell, and as a request for silence.

Idioms:

at peace

1. In a state of tranquillity; serene: She is at peace with herself and her friends.

2. Free from strife: Everyone wants to live in a world at peace.

keep/hold (one's) peace

To be silent.

keep the peace

To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

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[Middle English pes, from Old French pais, pes, from Latin px, pc-; see pax.]

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peace [piːs]

n

1.

a.  the state existing during the absence of war

b.  (as modifier) peace negotiations

2. (modifier) denoting a person or thing symbolizing support for international peace peace women

3. (often capital) a treaty marking the end of a war

4. a state of harmony between people or groups; freedom from strife

5. law and order within a state; absence of violence or other disturbance a breach of the peace

6. absence of mental anxiety (often in the phrase peace of mind)

7. a state of stillness, silence, or serenity

at peace

a.  in a state of harmony or friendship

b.  in a state of serenity

c.  dead the old lady is at peace now

hold or keep one's peace to keep silent

(Law)

keep the peace to maintain or refrain from disturbing law and order

make one's peace with to become reconciled with

make peace to bring hostilities to an end

vb

(intr) Obsolete except as an imperative to be or become silent or still

[from Old French pais, from Latin pāx]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peace - the state prevailing during the absence of war order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" amity - a state of friendship and cordiality armistice, cease-fire, truce - a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms conciliation - the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed" collective security - a system for international peace Pax Romana - the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire state of war, war - a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
	2.	peace - harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together" concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
	3.	peace - the absence of mental stress or anxiety peace of mind, ataraxis, peacefulness, repose, serenity, heartsease quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility - a state of peace and quiet
	4.	peace - the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" public security security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"
	5.	peace - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" peace treaty, pacification pact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

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peace

noun

1. truce, ceasefire, treaty, armistice, pacification, conciliation, cessation of hostilities They hope the treaty will bring peace to Southeast Asia.
truce war, warfare, hostilities, fighting, fight, battle, conflict, hostility, strife, bloodshed, armed conflict

2. stillness, rest, quiet, silence, calm, hush, tranquillity, seclusion, repose, calmness, peacefulness, quietude, restfulness All I want is a bit of peace and quiet.

3. serenity, calm, relaxation, composure, contentment, repose, equanimity, peacefulness, placidity, harmoniousness People always felt a sense of peace in her company.

4. harmony, accord, agreement, concord, amity a period of relative peace in the country's industrial relations

hold your peace say nothing, be silent, keep quiet, hold your tongue He disagreed, but diplomatically held his peace.

Related words
adjective irenic or eirenic

Quotations
"Peace hath her victories"
"No less renowned than war" [John Milton Sonnet, To the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652]
"Let him who desires peace, prepare for war" [Vegetius De Re Militari]
"Peace is not the absence of war. Lasting peace is rooted in justice" [David Trimble]
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom" [Malcolm X Prospects for Peace in 1965]
"If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace" [Lord John Russell speech]
"In the arts of peace Man is a bungler" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"the peace of God, which passeth all understanding" Bible: Philippians
"They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks" Bible: Isaiah
"War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading" [Thomas Hardy The Dynasts]
"peace: in international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Translations

peace [piːs]

A. N

1. → paz f

2.
to be at peace (euph) (= dead) → descansar en paz
Egypt is at peace with Israel → Egipto está en paz con Israel
a world at peace → un mundo donde reine la paz or donde haya paz
I am at peace with my conscience → estoy en paz con mi conciencia
to be at peace with o.s → estar en paz consigo mismo
we come in peace (o.f., also hum) → venimos en son de paz
to disturb the peace → perturbar la paz (Jur) → alterar el orden público
he gave her no peace until she agreed → no la dejó tranquila or en paz hasta que accedió
to hold or keep one's peace → guardar silencio
speak now or forever hold your peace → hable ahora o calle para siempre
to keep the peace (gen) → mantener la paz or el orden (Jur) [citizen] → respetar el orden público; [police] → mantener el orden público
to leave sb in peace → dejar a algn tranquilo or en paz
to live in peace (with sb) → vivir en paz(con algn)
to make peace (with sb) → hacer las paces(con algn)
peace of mind → tranquilidad f (de espíritu)
anything for the sake of peace and quiet → lo que sea por un poco de tranquilidad
the peace and quiet of the woods → la tranquilidad del bosque
in times of peace → en tiempos de paz
see also breach A1
see also rest ¹ C1

B. CPD [agreement, plan, settlement] → de paz; [campaign, conference] → por la paz
peace camp N → campamento m por la paz
peace campaigner N persona que participa en una campaña por la paz
peace conference N → conferencia f de paz
Peace Corps N (US) → Cuerpo m de Paz
peace dividend N → beneficios mpl reportados por la paz
peace initiative N → iniciativa f de paz
peace movement N → movimiento m pacifista
peace offering N (fig) → prenda f de paz
peace pipe N → pipa f de la paz
the peace process N → el proceso de paz
peace settlement N → acuerdo m de paz
peace sign N → señal f de paz
peace studies NPL (Univ) → estudios mpl de la paz
peace talks NPL → negociaciones fpl por la paz
peace treaty N → tratado m de paz

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peace [ˈpiːs]

n

(not conflict) → paix f
to make peace → faire la paix
to make peace with sb (= end quarrel) → faire la paix avec qn
to be at peace with sb/sth → être en paix avec qn/qch

(= calm) → calme m, tranquillité f
to feel at peace → se sentir calme
to be at peace with the world (= perfectly calm) → être parfaitement serein(e)
may she rest in peace [dead person] → paix à son âme peace of mind

to keep the peace [policeman] → assurer le maintien de l'ordre; [citizen] → ne pas troubler l'ordre; (gen)
How did your mother succeed in keeping the peace between you? → Comment votre mère faisait-elle pour vous empêcher de vous disputer?

(= silence) to hold one's peace, to keep one's peace (= keep quiet) → garder le silence

modif [effort, negotiations, initiative, deal] → de paix peace activist, peace campaigner, peace conference

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peace

n

(= freedom from war) → Frieden m, → Friede m (geh); the Versailles etc peace → der Friede von Versailles etc; a man of peace → ein friedfertiger or friedliebender Mensch; to be at peace with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw in Frieden leben; the two countries are now at peace → zwischen den beiden Ländern herrscht jetzt Frieden; to be at peace with oneself/the world → mit sich (dat) → selbst/mit der Welt in Frieden leben; to make one’s peace with the world → seinen Frieden mit der Welt schließen; he is at peace (euph: = dead) → er ruht in Frieden; to hold or keep one’s peace (dated) → schweigen; to make (one’s) peace (with somebody) → sich (mit jdm) versöhnen or aussöhnen; to make (one’s) peace with oneself → mit sich (dat) → selbst ins Reine kommen; to make peace between … → Frieden stiften zwischen (+dat) → …

(Jur) → öffentliche (Ruhe und) Ordnung; the (King’s/Queen’s) peace (Jur) → die öffentliche Ordnung; to keep the peace (Jur) (demonstrator, citizen) → die öffentliche Ordnung wahren; (policeman) → die öffentliche Ordnung aufrechterhalten; (fig) → Frieden bewahren

(= tranquillity, quiet) → Ruhe f; peace of mind → innere Ruhe, Seelenfrieden m; the Peace of God → der Friede Gottes, Gottes Friede; peace and quiet → Ruhe und Frieden; to give somebody some peace → jdn in Ruhe or Frieden lassen; to give somebody no peace → jdm keine Ruhe lassen; to get some/no peace → zur Ruhe/nicht zur Ruhe kommen

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peace:

peace campaign

n → Friedenskampagne f

peace campaigner

n → Friedenskämpfer(in) m(f)

peace conference

n → Friedenskonferenz f

Peace Corps

n (US) → Friedenskorps nt

peace dividend

n → Friedensdividende f

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peace:

peace initiative

n → Friedensinitiative f

peacekeeper

n → Friedenswächter(in) m(f)

peacekeeping

n → Friedenssicherung f

adj role, force → zur Friedenssicherung; peace troops → Friedenstruppen pl; UN troops have a purely peace role → die UN-Truppen sind eine reine Friedenstruppe; a peace operation → Maßnahmen pl → zur Sicherung des Friedens

peace-loving

adj → friedliebend

peacemaker

n → Friedensstifter(in) m(f)

peacemaking

n → Friedensbemühungen pl

adj role → friedensstiftend; peace efforts → Friedensbemühungen pl; peace process → Friedensprozess m

peace movement

n → Friedensbewegung f

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peace:

peace offensive

n → Friedensoffensive f

peace offering

n → Friedensangebot nt; (fig) → Versöhnungsgeschenk nt

peace pipe

n → Friedenspfeife f

peace process

n → Friedensprozess m

peace studies

pl → Friedensforschung f

peace talks

pl → Friedensverhandlungen pl

peacetime

n → Friedenszeiten pl

adj → in Friedenszeiten

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peace [piːs] n (gen) → pace f
to be at peace with sb/sth → essere in pace con qn/qc
he is at peace (euph) (dead) → riposa in pace
to make peace between → rappacificare
to make one's peace with → fare la pace con
peace of mind → tranquillità di spirito
peace and quiet → pace e tranquillità
to keep the peace (subj, policeman) → mantenere l'ordine pubblico (citizen) → rispettare l'ordine pubblico (fig) → calmare le acque

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peace [piːs] n (gen) → pace f
to be at peace with sb/sth → essere in pace con qn/qc
he is at peace (euph) (dead) → riposa in pace
to make peace between → rappacificare
to make one's peace with → fare la pace con
peace of mind → tranquillità di spirito
peace and quiet → pace e tranquillità
to keep the peace (subj, policeman) → mantenere l'ordine pubblico (citizen) → rispettare l'ordine pubblico (fig) → calmare le acque

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peace

n peace [piːs]

1 (sometimes witha) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war Does our country want peace or war?; (also adjective ) a peace treaty. vrede سَلام мир mír(ový) fred; freds- der Frieden; Friedens-... ειρήνη paz rahu صلح rauha (de) paix שָׁלוֹם अमन mir,blagostanje béke damai friður pace; di pace 平和 평화 taika, paliaubos miers keamanan vrede fred pokój paz (de) pace мир mier; mierový mir mir fred สันติภาพ barış 和平 мир امن hoà bình 和平

2 freedom from disturbance; quietness I need some peace and quiet. vrede هُدوء спокойствие klid fred; ro der Frieden ησυχία, ηρεμία, γαλήνη paz rahu آرامش rauha paix שַׁלווָה मुक्ति, आराम mir béke(sség) kedamaian friður, ró, næði pace 静けさ 고요함 ramybė, santarvė miers; klusums ketenteraman rust (fred og) ro spokój paz pace покой pokoj mir mir fred, frid, ro ความสงบ sessizlik 安詳，安寧 спокій, тиша سکون sự yên bình 安宁

adj peaceable

liking peace; not fighting, quarrelling etc He's a peaceable person. vreedsaam مُحب للسَّلام، مُسالِم миролюбив mírumilovný fredelig friedfertig φιλήσυχος pacífico, tranquilo rahuarmastav, rahulik صلح جو rauhanomainen pacifique אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם शान्तिपसंद miroljubiv békés cinta damai friðsamur pacifico 平和を好む 평화로운 taikingas mieru mīlošs mencintai kedamaian vredelievend, vreedzaam fredelig, fredsommelig zgodny pacífico paşnic; liniştit мирный; миролюбивый mierumilovný, mierový miroljuben miroljubiv fredlig, fredsälskande, fridsam สงบสุข barışsever, sakin 和好的 миролюбний, мирний امن پسند chuộng hoà bình 和好的

adv peaceably

vreedsaam بِصورَةٍ سِلْمِيَّه миролюбиво mírumilovně fredeligt friedfertig ειρηνικά pacíficamente, tranquilamente rahulikult صلح جویانه rauhanomaisesti pacifiquement בְּשָׁלוֹם शान्तिप्रियता से mir békésen secara cinta damai friðsamlega pacificamente 平和に 평화롭게 taikingai miermīlīgi secara aman vreedzaam fredelig, fredsommelig spokojnie, zgodnie pacificamente (în mod) paşnic мирно mierumilovne miroljubno miroljubivo fredligt, fridsamt โดยสงบ sakince, barış içinde 和好地 миролюбно, мирно امن پسندي سے chuộng hoà bình 和好地

adj peaceful

quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance It's very peaceful in the country. vreedsaam هادئ، مُسالِم спокоен klidný fredelig friedlich γαλήνιος tranquilo, sosegado, relajado rahulik در صلح و صفا؛ آرام rauhallinen paisible שָׁלֵיו शान्त miran,tih békés tenteram friðsæll pacifico, calmo 平和な 고요한, 조용한 ramus, taikingas mierīgs, kluss aman rustig fredelig, fredfylt spokojny tranquilo liniştit тихий, спокойный pokojný, mierny miren miran fridfull, stilla ที่สงบ sakin, sessiz 和平的 мирний, спокійний پر امن، پر سکون thanh bình 和平的

adv peacefully

vreedsaam بِسَلام، بِهُدوء спокоено pokojně fredeligt friedlich γαλήνια tranquilamente, sosegadamente, relajadamente rahulikult با آرامش rauhallisesti paisiblement לְלא אַלִימוּת शान्ति से mir békésen dengan tenteram friðsamlega pacificamente 静かに 평온하게 ramiai, taikingai mierīgi, klusi dgn aman rustig fredelig, fredfylt spokojnie tranquilamente (în mod) paşnic; liniştit тихо, спокойно pokojne mirno mirno fridfullt อย่างสงบ huzur içinde 和平地 спокійно پر امن طور پر thanh bình 和平地

n peacefulness

vreedsaamheid مُسالَمَه، هُدوء спокойствие klid, pohoda fredfyldthed die Friedlichkeit γαλήνη paz, tranquilidad, sosiego rahulikkus آرامش rauhallisuus paix שַׁלווָה शान्ति, शान्तिप्रियता mirnoća,tišina békés volta vminek ketenteraman friðsemd calma 静けさ 평온함 ramybė, taikingumas mierīgums, klusums keamanan rust fred(elighet), fredfylthet spokój tranquilidade pace спокойствие pokoj mir mirnoća fridfullhet, stillhet ความสงบ sükûnet 和平 миролюбність پرامني cảnh thanh bình 和平

n peacemaker

a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker. vredemaker صانِع السَّلام، مُصْلِح миротворец usmiřovatel, -ka fredsmægler; fredsstifter der/die Friedensstifter(in) ειρηνοποιός pacificador, conciliador rahusobitaja آشتی گر؛ صلح آور rauhanneuvottelija pacificateur/-trice מַשכִּין שָׁלוֹם संधि कराने वाला miritelj,mirotvorac békéltető jurudamai friðarstillir, sáttasemjari paciere 調停人 조정자, 중재인 taikytojas samierinātājs pendamai vredestichter fredsmekler, forliksmann rozjemca medianeiro pacificator миротворец uzmierovateľ, mierový vyjednávač, mierotvorca pomirjevalec mirotvorac fredsstiftare ผู้ไกล่เกลี่ย arabulucu 調解人 миротворець مصالحت کرانے والا sứ giả hoà bình 调解人

n peace-offering

something offered or given to make peace She took him a drink as a peace-offering. vredesoffer, soenoffer هَدِيَّة إسْتِرْضاء، هَدِيَّة مُصالَحَه подарък за сдобряване dárek na usmířenou forsoningsgave das Versöhnungszeichen συμφιλιωτική χειρονομία prenda/ofrenda de paz lepitusand هدیه دادن برای آشتی کردن sovinnon ele cadeau de réconciliation מֵחווַת פִּיוּס शान्ति दान, शान्ति उपहार sklopiti mir,pomiriti se s nekim engesztelő ajándék tawaran damai friðarfórn (offerta di pace) 仲直りのしるし (화목제의) 희생 제물 susitaikymo ženklas miera/izlīguma piedāvājums/zīme pemberian tanda ingin berbaik-baik semula zoenoffer forsoningsgave dar celem przejednania, coś na przeprosiny dádiva de paz cadou de împăcare знак примирения dar(ček) na uzmierenie spravni dar ponuda mira fredsanbud ติดสินบน barış teklifi 和平禮物 задобрювання; улещування امن کا تحفہ tạ lỗi 和平礼物

n peacetime

a time when there is no war Even in peacetime, a soldier's life is hard. vredestyd زَمَن السِّلْم мирно време mír fredstid die Friedenszeit σε καιρό ειρήνης tiempo de paz rahuaeg دورن صلح rauhanaika temps de paix תְּקוּפַת שָׁלוֹם शान्ति काल जिस समय युद्ध नहीं हो रहा हो doba mira béke(idő) masa damai friðartími tempo di pace 平和時 평화시 taikos metas miera laiks masa aman vredestijd fredstid okres spokoju tempo de paz timp de pace мирное время mier, doba mieru, mierové obdobie obdobje miru mirnodopski period fredstid ช่วงปลอดสงคราม barış (dönemi) 和平時期 мирний час امن کا زمانہ، جنگ بندي کا زمانہ thời bình 和平时期

at peace

not at war; not fighting The two countries were at peace. het vrede في حالَة سَلام مع в мир v přátelských vztazích have fred im Frieden σε ειρήνη en paz rahujalal در صلح olla rauhassa en paix בְּשָׁלוֹם शांति से u miru békében tidak berperang eiga ekki í stríði in pace 仲よく 평화롭게 taikoje miera attiecības aman in vrede i fred med w stanie spokoju em paz în pace, pe timp de pace в мире v priateľských vzťahoch v miru u miru i fred สันติ barış içinde 處於和睦狀態 у мирі, у злагоді حالت امن ميں hòa bình 处于和睦状态

in peace

1 without disturbance Why can't you leave me in peace? in vrede بِهُدوء، بِسَلام на мира v klidu i fred in Frieden σε ησυχία en paz rahus در آرامش rauhassa en paix בְּשֶׁקֶט शांति में na miru békében tanpa gangguan í friði in pace 静かに 편안히 ramybėje mierā dgn aman met rust i fred w spokoju em paz în pace в покое v pokoji pri miru na miru i fred ความสงบ huzurlu, rahat 處於平靜狀態 в спокої سکون سے được yên tĩnh 处于平静状态

2 not wanting to fight They said they came in peace. in vrede مُسالِم، لا يريد القِتال с мир v míru i fred in Frieden ειρηνικά, με ειρηνικές προθέσεις pacíficamente rahusoovidega در صلح rauhassa dans des dispositions pacifiques בְּשאִיפָה לְשָׁלוֹם संधर्ष नहीं चाहना doći u miru békés szándékkal bersahabat í friðsamlegum tilgangi pacificamente, in pace 平和に 평화를 원하는 taikiai nusiteikęs mierīgos nolūkos utk berdamai in vrede i fred w pokoju em paz cu gânduri de pace с миром v mieri z miroljubnimi nameni u miru i fred (frid), i fredens tecken ไม่ต้องการต่อสู้ barış içinde 為了和平 з миром لڑائي کے موڈ ميں نہيں thiện chí hoà bình 为了和平

make peace

to agree to end a war The two countries finally made peace (with each other). maak vrede يُصالِح، يعْمَلُ سَلاما правя примирие uzavřít mír slutte fred Frieden schließen συμφιλιώνομαι, συνάπτω ειρήνη hacer las paces, firmar la paz rahu tegema صلح کردن solmia rauha faire la paix לַחתוֹם הֶסכֵּם שָׁלוֹם संघर्ष खत्म करने पर सहमति mirovni sporazum kibékül berdamai semja frið fare la pace 和解する 화친하다 sudaryti taiką noslēgt mieru setuju utk berdamai vrede sluiten slutte fred zawrzeć pokój fazer as pazes a face pace заключить мир uzavrieť mier skleniti mir pomiriti se stifta fred ยุติสงคราม barış yapmak 講和 укладати мир; мирити(ся) з кимсь جنگ بندي پر راضي ہونا hoà bình 讲和

peace of mind

freedom from worry etc. gemoedsrus هُدوء عَقْلي، راحَة ضَمير спокойствие klid duše ro i sindet die Seelenruhe ψυχική ηρεμία tranquilidad de espíritu, serenidad meelerahu راحتی خیال mielenrauha tranquillité d'esprit שַׁלווָה चिंता से मुक्ति mirna duša (savjest) lelki nyugalom ketenteraman jiwa hugarró (tranquillità d'animo) 心の平安 마음의 평화 dvasios ramybė sirdsmiers, dvēseles miers fikiran yg tenteram gemoedsrust sinnsro, sjelefred spokój ducha paz de espírito linişte sufletească душевный покой pokoj duše dušni mir mir sinnesfrid สงบสุข huzur 平靜的心情 душевний спокій ذہني سکون sự thanh thản 平静的心情

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peace → سلام klid fred Friede ειρήνη paz rauha paix mir pace 平穏 평화 vrede fred cisza paz мир fred ความสงบเรียบร้อย barış sự yên tĩnh 和平