Polyglot Dictionary

trêve

/tʁɛv/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les trêves

Meaning

  1. truce

    • Les belligérants respectent la trêve.

      The warring parties respect the truce.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

armistice

Close synonyms for "armistice, truce."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tregua

tregua is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "truce."

Portuguese

trégua

trégua is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "truce."

Practice

1 What does trêve mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les belligérants respectent la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches trêve?

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