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ceasefire en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin cessōder. Middle French cesserbor. Middle English cesen English cease Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English ceasefire From cease + fire.

Meanings

1. In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).
   • Putin’s answered by simply stating he did not believe Ukraine had honored the previous ceasefires Moscow had unilaterally called, and that Kyiv has said Moscow never respected either. 2025 May 10, Nick Paton Walsh, “Ukraine ceasefire call is aimed at forcing Putin to reveal his war goals to Trump”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 May 2025:
   • But residents say steady Russian military pressure – combined now with an American president’s apparent parroting of Kremlin talking points about the war, and his push for a ceasefire that could include Ukrainian territorial losses – means Russia is also winning in a different way, by escalating Ukrainian anxiety. 2025 February 21, Scott Peterson, “Once-occupied Ukraine towns try to stay defiant amid fear over Russia gains”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2025:
   • The rebels agreed to a ceasefire while the peace talks were underway.
   • Negotiators mediated a ceasefire.

Forms

Relateds

armistice · truce

Translations (140)

uk припине́ння вогню́ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · yue 休戰 /休战 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ru прекраще́ние огня́ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · nl staakt-het-vuren (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ru переми́рие (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · cs příměří (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · pt cessar-fogo (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · nl wapenstilstand (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · hu fegyverszünet (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ca alto el foc (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · grc ἀνακωχή (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · kk атысты тоқтату (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · uz oʻt ochishni toʻxtatish (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ar وَقْفُ نَار (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ky атышууну токтотуу (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · et relvarahu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ug ئۇرۇش توختىتىش (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · kmr agirbest (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · bar Woffnstuistand (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · rm armistizi (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sco ceasefire (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · de Feuerpause (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · pl zawieszenie broni (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · fi aselepo (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sh прекид ватре (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · is vopnahlé (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · be спыне́нне агню́ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ro încetare a focului (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ja 停戦 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ro armistițiu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · tk barlyşyk (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · de Feuereinstellung (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · mr लढाईबंदी (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · km បទឈប់បាញ់ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · vi đình chiến (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · bg прими́рие (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · tl tigil-putukan (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · hu tűzszünet (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · eo militpaŭzo (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · co cessate u focu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · gd fois-losgaidh (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · nb våpenhvile (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · tr ateşkes (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sl prekinitev ognja (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sw usitishaji mapigano (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · yue 停戰 /停战 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sw usitishaji (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · fo vápnahvíld (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · oc alt au fòc (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ia cessa-le-foco (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ko 휴전 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sv vapenvila (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · es cese el fuego (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sq armëpushim (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · hi युद्धविराम (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · tg оташбас (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · be замiрэ́ньне (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sk prímerie (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sh prekid vatre (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ar هُدْنَة (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ug ۋاقىتلىق يارىشىش (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sco ceasefyr (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · he הַפְסָקַת־אֵשׁ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ur جَن٘گ بَنْدی (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ms gencatan senjata (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · be перамі́р'е (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · cmn 停火 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ga sos cogaidh (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · th การพักรบ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · gl alto o fogo (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · de Waffenstillstand (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · bg прекратя́ване на о́гъня (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · es alto el fuego (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · cmn 休戰 /休战 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · kl akiuukkunnaarallarneq (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ka საომარი მოქმედების შეწყვეტა (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · mr गोळाबंदी (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · la guerra recrēdūta (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · af wapenstilstand (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · es cesación del fuego (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · pt armistício (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sc tzessade su fogu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sw usitishaji vita (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ko 정전 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ckb ئاگربەست (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · el ανακωχή (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · mr युद्धविराम (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · pt trégua (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · tk ýaraşyk (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sq pushim zjarri (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · my ပစ်ခတ်တိုက်ခိုက်မှု ရပ်စဲရေး (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · da våbenhvile (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · oc alta au fuòc (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ia armistitio (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · el εκεχειρία (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sh при́мӣрје (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sco cease-fyr (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · yue 停火 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · fa-ira آتَشبَس (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · oc alt au fuòc (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · vi lệnh ngừng bắn (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · fr cessez-le-feu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · bn যুদ্ধবিরতি (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · prs آتَشبَس (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · scn cissati lu focu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · fr trêve (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · be замiрэ́нне (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · mn зэвсэг хураалт (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sh prímīrje (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · cmn 停戰 /停战 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sc tzessade-su-fogu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · pl rozejm (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ja 休戦 (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · id gencatan senjata (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · th การหยุดยิง (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · lt ugnies nutraukimas (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · nn våpenkvile (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · it cessate il fuoco (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · hy հրադադար (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · el κατάπαυση του πυρός (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · lv uguns pārtraukšana (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · rsk претаргнуце огня (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · af skietstilstand (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · lo ການຢຸດຍິງ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · nl vuurstaking (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ps ډزبندي (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · az atəşkəs (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · be спыне́ньне агню́ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · uk переми́р'я (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · he שְׁבִיתַת נֶשֶׁק (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · sco cease-fire (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · af vuurstaking (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · mk примирје (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ka ცეცხლის შეწყვეტა (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · nrf cêsse-feu (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · lo ຢຸດຍິງ (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · eu su-eten (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · it armistizio (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · ar وَقْفُ إِطْلَاقِ نَار (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose) · mn гал зогсоох (in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose)