peace

peace
peace [pi:s]
1. noun
paix f ; ( = treaty) (traité m de) paix f
• a lasting peace une paix durable
• to live at peace with ... vivre en paix avec ...
• to be at peace être en paix
• to make peace faire la paix
• to make peace with ... signer la paix avec ...
• peace of mind tranquillité f d'esprit
• to disturb sb's peace of mind troubler l'esprit de qn
• leave him in peace laisse-le tranquille
• to be at peace with oneself avoir la conscience tranquille
• he gives them no peace il ne les laisse pas en paix
• I need a bit of peace and quiet j'ai besoin d'un peu de calme
• anything for the sake of peace and quiet n'importe quoi pour avoir la paix
2. compounds
[march, demonstration] pour la paix ; [negotiations, negotiator] de paix
► peace campaigner noun militant(e) m(f) pour la paix ; (for nuclear disarmament) militant(e) m(f) pour le désarmement nucléaire
► peace conference noun conférence f de paix
► Peace Corps noun (US) organisation américaine de coopération et d'aide aux pays en développement
► peace dividend noun économies sur le budget militaire réalisées depuis la fin d'une guerre et notamment de la guerre froide
► peace envoy noun négociateur m, -trice f de paix
► peace-loving adjective pacifique
► Peace Movement noun Mouvement m pour la paix ; (for nuclear disarmament) Mouvement m pour le désarmement nucléaire
► peace offering noun gage m de réconciliation
► the peace process noun le processus de paix
► peace studies plural noun études fpl sur la paix
► peace talks plural noun pourparlers mpl de paix
► peace treaty noun (traité m de) paix f
* * *
[piːs] 1.
noun (all contexts) paix f

to be at peace — (free from war) être en paix; (dead) avoir trouvé la paix

to keep the peace — (between countries, individuals) maintenir la paix; (in town) [police] maintenir l'ordre public; [citizen] ne pas troubler l'ordre public

I need a bit of peace and quiet — j'ai besoin d'un peu de calme

to find peace of mind — trouver la paix

2.
noun modifier [plan, talks] de paix; [campaign, march, moves] pour la paix
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to hold one's peace — rester muet

to make one's peace with somebody — faire la paix avec quelqu'un


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