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peace treaty
A treaty under international law between two or more warring parties that formally ends a state of war and sets the conditions for peace.
Nach langen Verhandlungen unterzeichneten die beiden Länder endlich einen Friedensvertrag.
After long negotiations, the two countries finally signed a peace treaty.
The word is made up of three parts: 'der Frieden' (peace), the linking -s, and 'der Vertrag' (treaty/contract). So it literally means a treaty that creates or secures peace.
Die Hoffnung auf einen baldigen Friedensvertrag war groß.
Hopes for a peace treaty soon were high.
This noun is often used with certain verbs that describe the process: 'einen Friedensvertrag aushandeln' (to negotiate a peace treaty), 'schließen' (to conclude), 'unterzeichnen' (to sign), or 'brechen' (to break).
Die Delegationen verhandelten monatelang über den Friedensvertrag.
The delegations negotiated the peace treaty for months.
Typically, the treaty is concluded 'zwischen' (between) the parties involved. The preposition 'zwischen' with the dative is very common here.
Ein Friedensvertrag zwischen den beiden Nationen wurde endlich erreicht.
A peace treaty between the two nations was finally reached.
ceasefire
A Waffenstillstand ends hostilities on the basis of an agreement, but it may be limited in time and does not automatically end the state of war. A Friedensvertrag, by contrast, formally ends the state of war and sets out the conditions for peace.
Später unterzeichneten die beiden Staaten einen Friedensvertrag, der den Krieg formell beendete.
Later, the two countries signed a peace treaty that formally ended the war.
Zunächst vereinbarten die beiden Staaten einen Waffenstillstand, damit die Kämpfe aufhörten.
First, the two countries agreed to a ceasefire so that the fighting would stop.
