Vocabulary
Truce
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time.
Urdu meaning
جنگ بندی، عارضی صلح کا معاہدہ، التوائے جنگ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, en route to Doha after visiting Tel Aviv, that Washington wanted Qatar to continue playing a mediatory role but time was running out for a truce.
- He emerged somewhat chastened after three hours of what he had earlier described as a `listening exercise`, only to declare that a comprehensive peace agreement made more sense than a truce that might not last long.
- Hamas has reportedly given a `positive and flexible` response to a US-backed 60-day truce proposal, agreeing to Israeli troop withdrawals and UN-supervised aid corridors.
- However, Israel has recalled its negotiators from Doha for consultations, signalling unease over Hamas`s conditions, especially guarantees that fighting will not resume once the truce expires.
- Expectations that Trump`s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month would pave the way for a truce have not materialised.
Synonyms
ceasefire, armistice, suspension of hostilities, cessation of hostilities, peace;
Antonyms
fighting, hostilities
Curator example
“the guerrillas called a three-day truce”
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