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1 make peace
(to agree to end a war: The two countries finally made peace (with each other).) semja frið -
2 peace
[pi:s]1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; ( also adjective) a peace treaty.) friður2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) friður, ró, næði•- peaceably
- peaceful
- peacefully
- peacefulness
- peacemaker
- peace-offering
- peacetime
- at peace
- in peace
- make peace
- peace of mind
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make peace with — end the fighting, choose to forgive and forget, make up with … English contemporary dictionary
make up with — make peace with, forgive and forget … English contemporary dictionary
make your peace with — ◇ If you make your peace with someone, you end an argument or disagreement that you had with that person. He wanted to make his peace with his father before he died. • • • Main Entry: ↑peace … Useful english dictionary
make (your) peace with (someone) — to stop arguing with someone. Melanie knew she had to go back into the house and make her peace with her parents … New idioms dictionary
make (your) peace (with someone) — phrase to end an argument with someone and stop feeling angry towards them It’s time he made his peace with his family. Thesaurus: ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fightshyponym to forgive or excusesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make (your) peace with somebody — make (your) peace with sb idiom to end an argument with sb, usually by saying you are sorry • He made peace with his brother when their father was dying. Main entry: ↑peaceidiom … Useful english dictionary
make (your) peace with (something) — to accept something. He knows that he s really too old to play ball, and he s made his peace with that … New idioms dictionary
make one's peace with — To reconcile or to be reconciled with • • • Main Entry: ↑peace … Useful english dictionary
make peace — verb end hostilities (Freq. 1) The brothers who had been fighting over their inheritance finally made peace • Ant: ↑war • Derivationally related forms: ↑make peace • Hypernyms: ↑reconcile, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
make one's peace with — idi make one s peace with, to become reconciled with or to … From formal English to slang
To make away with — Make Make (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English