trêve

Attested in Old French as trieve, treve, from Frankish *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō (“fidelity; pledge”). Cognate with Dutch trouw, German Treue, English truce. More at true, truce.

• IPA^(key): /tʁɛv/

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trêve f (plural trêves)

1. (military, politics, etc.) truce
2. (sports) midwinter break
3. rest, respite

• “trêve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• revêt, verte