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Meaning of peace | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR A2 Common
piːs

Definitions

  1. A surname.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Clipping of Peace dollar.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  3. A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
    uncountable, usually
  4. peace (warlessness)
  5. A female given name.
    countable, uncountable
  6. Used as a greeting, a farewell, or a request for silence.
  7. A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
    uncountable, usually
  8. peace (a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony)
  9. A municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada; in full, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.
    countable, uncountable
  10. To be silent.
  11. Death.
    euphemistic, figuratively, uncountable, usually
  12. A township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.
    countable, uncountable
  13. To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace.
  14. Harmony in personal relations.
    uncountable, usually
  15. Used to express "goodbye."
  16. A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
    uncountable, usually
  17. liking peace; not fighting, quarrelling etc. He's a peaceable person. vreedsaam مُحب للسَّلام، مُسالِم миролюбив pacífico mírumilovný friedfertig fredelig φιλήσυχος pacífico, tranquilo rahuarmastav, rahulik صلح جو rauhanomainen pacifique אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם शान्तिपसंद miroljubiv békés cinta damai friðsamur pacifico 平和を好む 평화로운 taikingas mieru mīlošs mencintai kedamaian vredelievend, vreedzaamfredelig, fredsommeligzgodny دسولې وړ، دروغې وړ pacífico paşnic; liniştit мирный; миролюбивый mierumilovný, ...
    etc
  18. vreedsaam بِصورَةٍ سِلْمِيَه иролюбиво pacificamente mírumilovně friedfertig fredeligt ειρηνικάpacíficamente, tranquilamente rahulikult صلح جویانه rauhanomaisesti pacifiquement בְּשָׁלוֹם शान्तिप्रियता से mir békésen secara cinta damai friðsamlega pacificamente 平和に 평화롭게 taikingai miermīlīgi secara aman vreedzaamfredelig, fredsommeligspokojnie, zgodnie دسولې وړ pacificamente (în mod) paşnic мирно mierumilovne miroljubno miroljubivo fredligt, fridsamt โดยสงบ sakince, barış içinde 和好地 миролюбно,...
  19. quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance. It's very peaceful in the country. vreedsaam هادئ، مُسالِم спокоен tranquilo klidný friedlich fredelig γαλήνιοςtranquilo, sosegado, relajado rahulik در صلح و صفا؛ آرام rauhallinen paisibleשליו शान्त miran, tih békés tenteram friðsæll pacifico, calmo 平和な 고요한, 조용한 ramus, taikingas mierīgs, kluss aman rustigfredelig, fredfyltspokojny په روغه، په سوله سوله ييز، كرار tranquilo liniştit тихий, спокойный pokojný, mierny miren miran fridfull, stilla ที่สงบ s...
  20. vreedsaam بِسَلام، بِهُدوء спокоено tranquilamente pokojně friedlich fredeligt γαλήνια tranquilamente, sosegadamente, relajadamente rahulikult با آرامش rauhallisesti paisiblement לְלא אַלִימוּת शान्ति से mir békésen dengan tenteram friðsamlega pacificamente 静かに 고요하게, 조용하게 ramiai, taikingai mierīgi, klusi dgn aman rustigfredelig, fredfyltspokojnie دروغې په توګه tranquilamente (în mod) paşnic; liniştit тихо, спокоино pokojne mirno mirno fridfullt อย่างสงบ huzur içinde 和平地 спокійно پر امن طور پر...
  21. vreedsaamheid مُسالَمَه، هُدوء спокойствие tranquilidade klid, pohoda die Friedlichkeit fredfyldthed γαλήνηpaz, tranquilidad, sosiego rahulikkus آرامش rauhallisuus paixשלווה शान्ति, शान्तिप्रियता mirnoća, tišina békés volta vminek ketenteraman friðsemd calma 静けさ 평화로움 ramybė, taikingumas mierīgums, klusums keamanan rustfred, fredfylthetspokój كرارى، ارامي، روغه غوښتنه tranquilidade pace спокойствие pokoj mir mirnoća fridfullhet, stillhet ความสงบ sükûnet 和平 миролюбність پرامني cảnh thanh bình 和平
  22. a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc. When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker. vredemaker صانِع السَّلام، مُصْلِح миротворец mediador usmiřovatel, -ka der/die Friedensstifter(in) fredsmægler; fredsstifter ειρηνοποιός pacificador, conciliador rahusobitaja آشتی گر؛ صلح آور rauhanneuvottelija pacificateur/-trice מַשכִּין שָׁלוֹם संधि कराने वाला miritelj, mirotvorac békéltető jurudamai friðarstillir, sáttasemjari paciere 調停人 조정자, 중재인 taik...
    etc

Equivalents

Afrikaans stilte
አማርኛ ሰላም
العربية أمّن السلام سلام هدوء
Azərbaycanca sülh
Беларуская мір спакой
Български мир тишина
বাংলা শান্তি
བོད་སྐད ཞི་བ ཞི་བདེ
Català pau
Čeština klid pokoj
Dansk fred RO
Deutsch Frieden Ruhe
Esperanto paco
Español paz sosiego
Eesti Rahu
Français paix
Gaeilge síth
Gàidhlig sìth
Galego paz
Hausa lumana
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi malu maluhia
עברית שלום
Հայերեն խաղաղություն
Bahasa Indonesia damai keamanan kedamaian
Íslenska friður
Italiano armonia pace
日本語 和平 和睦 平和 平安 平静
Қазақша бейбітшілік
한국어 안녕 평안 평정 평화 화목
Кыргызча тынчтык
Latina pax
Lëtzebuergesch Fridden
Latviešu miers
Te Reo Māori āio
Македонски мир спокојство
Монгол тайван
मराठी शांती
Bahasa Melayu aman damai keamanan kedamaian
Malti paċi sliem
မြန်မာဘာသာ ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး
Nederlands rust vrede
Polski mir pokój spokój
Português paz
Română armonie pace
Ikinyarwanda amahoro
සිංහල සාමය
Slovenčina pokoj
Slovenščina mir
ChiShona runyararo
Soomaali nabad
Shqip paqe
Svenska frid lugn ro
Kiswahili amani
తెలుగు శాంతి
Тоҷикӣ оштӣ сулҳ
ትግርኛ ሰላም
Tagalog kapayapaan
Setswana lodule
Türkçe barış huzur sulh
ئۇيغۇرچە سۈلھ
Українська мир спокій
Oʻzbekcha sulh tinchlik
Tiếng Việt bình an bình yên hoà bình thái bình
Yorùbá alaafia
IsiZulu ukuthula uxolo

Examples

“Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.”
“*Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword.”
“Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer.”
“The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.”
“’Twere best at once to sink to peace, ⁠Like birds the charming serpent draws, ⁠To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease.”
“1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance.”
“1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.). My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.”
“An uneasy peace descended upon Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a ceasefire in August 1994.”
“Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.[…]One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.”
“May there be peace in our time.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
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