truce

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
2. An agreement between opposed parties in which they pledge to cease fighting for a limited time.

Verb

To come to an agreement to cease fighting.

Concepten

wapenstilstand

bestand

pauze

rust

staakt-het-vuren

détente

Synoniemen

armistice

cease-fire

ceasefire

amity

friendship

peace

☮️

respite

lull

pause

recess

repose

rest

stoppage

cease fire

armistece

temporary peace

suspension of arms

break

breathing-space

cessation

interlude

intermission

interval

Vertalingen

trêve

tregua

tregua

Waffenruhe

trégua

Waffenstillstand

ανακωχή

cessez-le-feu

cessar-fogo

ateşkes

treva

armistice

cessate il fuoco

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tɹuːs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: trewes

Overgenomen van Oudengels: trēowa

Verwant aan Nederlands: trouw

Verwant aan Duits: Treue

Verwant aan Deens: tro

Verwant aan Frans: trêve

In summary

From Middle English trewes, triwes, trues, plural of trewe, triewe, true (“faithfulness, assurance, pact”), from Old English trēowa, singularized plural of trēow, trȳw (“faith; pledge; agreement”), from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (compare Dutch trouw, German Treue, Danish tro, French trêve [< Germanic]), noun form of *triwwiz (“trusty, faithful”). More at true.