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trêve

truce

noun TREHV Rare

Origin: Old French 'treve', Germanic origin

Usage Note

Trêve refers to a temporary halt to fighting or conflict, and is also used idiomatically: trêve de plaisanteries means 'enough joking around'. The phrase sans trêve means 'without respite' or 'relentlessly'. It is of Frankish origin, from treuwa (agreement, pledge).

Examples

"Les deux armées ont conclu une trêve fragile."

Natural Translation

The two armies reached a fragile truce.

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