TRUCE


Meaning of TRUCE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief , temporary

A temporary ~ had been reached earlier that year.

▪ permanent

▪ three-day , week-long , etc.

▪ fragile , uneasy

VERB + TRUCE

▪ call , declare , offer , propose

The guerrillas have called a one-month ~.

▪ agree , agree on , agree to , arrange , broker , conclude , make , negotiate , reach

The priest helped to negotiate a ~ between the warring sides.

▪ sign

▪ maintain

▪ break , violate

TRUCE + VERB

▪ hold , last , prevail

▪ collapse

The two-day ~ collapsed in intense shellfire.

▪ expire

They renewed the war as soon as the ~ expired.

PREPOSITION

▪ during a/the ~

▪ ~ among , ~ between

An uneasy ~ prevailed between them at dinner.

▪ ~ with

the fragile ~ with France

PHRASES

▪ a flag of ~

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