cessez-le-feu

French

Etymology

Akin to Italian cessate il fuoco. Compare English ceasefire for a similar construction, possibly even a calque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ.se.l(ə).fø/ ~ /se.se.l(ə).fø/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

cessez-le-feu m (invariable)

1. ceasefire

See also

• armistice

Further reading

• “cessez-le-feu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012