cease-fire
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This word may also be spelled “ceasefire.”
cease-fire(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el alto el fuego (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The government and the rebel group reached a cease-fire as a result of today's meeting.El gobierno y el grupo rebelde llegaron a un alto el fuego como resultado de la reunión de hoy.
b. el cese de hostilidades (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The attack ended a six-month ceasefire between the two countries.El ataque terminó con un cese de hostilidades de seis meses entre los dos países.
c. el cese del fuego (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The military ordered a ceasefire that marked the end of the war.El ejército ordenó un cese del fuego que marcó el final de la guerra.
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