🇬🇧🇪🇸 truce - tregua : English Lesson

Meaning of "truce" ("tregua"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A truce is like a temporary pause in a fight or an argument. It's when two sides that are disagreeing decide to stop for a while and not fight or argue. It doesn't mean they've become best friends, just that they've agreed to take a break from the conflict for a certain amount of time.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

We called a truce with the homework: it sits on the desk, we pretend it's not there.

I offered a truce to my alarm clock, but it still attacked me at 6 AM.

The kids called a truce with bedtime: they go to bed, and the parents get peace.

My best friend and I made a truce during our board game war, but only after I was winning.

The mosquitoes and I called a truce—until they broke it by biting me 20 times.

Two boys sat on a park bench, faces red, toys broken. They whispered "truce". They offered a truce: a shared cookie and a simple nod. The truce held as they rebuilt the toy. A girl waved a leaf like a white flag; the truce made the sun feel warmer. They smiled, the truce sealed with a laugh.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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