Information about the word cease‐fire (English → Esperanto: armistico)

Synonyms: armistice, truce, suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ˈsiːsfaɪ̯ə*/, /siːsˈfaɪ̯ə*/
Hyphenationcease‐fire
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑰𐑕𐑓𐑬𐑼
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐨𐑅𐑁𐐴𐐯𐑉
Pluralcease‐fires

Usage samples

Porošenko had said his country would not renew a cease‐fire with the separatists, vowing instead to “attack and liberate our land”.
Officials in Běijīng and Islamabad have presented a five‐point plan with the aim of bringing about a cease‐fire and reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Fighting between the Burmese army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) broke out last June 2011, ending nearly two decades of cease‐fire.

Translations

Afrikaanswapenstilstand
Czechpříměří
Danishvåbenstilstand
Dutchstaakt‐het‐vuren
Esperantoarmistico
Frencharmistice
GermanWaffenstillstand; Waffenruhe
Greekανακωχή
Portuguesearmistício; trégua
Spanisharmisticio
Turkishateşkes