paz
peace ; olive branch ; tranquillity [tranquility, -USA] ; peacefulness.
US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.
During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.
There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.
Although many people like the individuality and peacefulness of snowshoeing, it's a good idea to snowshoe with a friend or partner.
acuerdo de paz
peace agreement
In the Balkans the transition to democracy has proven to be difficult in spite of democratic ideals expressed in peace agreements.
alterar la paz
disrupt + peace
The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
bandera de paz
white flag
The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation.
conversaciones de paz
peace talks
Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
Cuerpo de Paz, el [Organización del gobierno americano que envía voluntarios, normalmente jóvenes, con formación específica en un área o disciplina a ayudar a los países del tercer mundo]
Peace Corps
He left Colorado to become a Peace Corps volunteer from 1963 to 1965, first with the University of Malaya Library, then with the Malayan Teachers College.
defensor de la paz
peace activist
An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign - a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
dejar en paz
get off + Posesivo + back
cut + Nombre + some slack
give + Nombre + a break
leave + Nombre + alone
get off + Posesivo + case
Please, please get off his back - I'm so tired of listening to you give your take on what the President has said.
The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack.
You may say it was jealousy or childishness of my friend but give him a break - this is the stupid stuff teens do.
Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
It was totally okay for her to take part in that photoshoot and people should get off her case about it.
dejarlo en paz
give it + a rest
let + it drop
Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.
Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.
enarbolar la bandera de paz
raise + the white flag
The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
en época de paz
in peacetime
during peacetime
The report literature medium is now also an established form of communication in peacetime = Los informes son también ahora una forma consolidada de comunicación en tiempos de paz.
The concept of 'operational readiness' refers to the training required by Navy personnel during peacetime to perform wartime missions.
en épocas de paz
in time(s) of peace
Military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and in times of peace.
en la paz
in peace
The article 'Cryptographic patents: at war and in peace' explores the dichotomy between the concepts of cryptography and patents.
en misión de paz
on a peace mission
He has visited Libya on a peace mission, in the latest attempt to bring both sides of the conflict to negotiations.
en son de paz
peacefully
Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
en tiempos de paz
in peacetime
during peacetime
in peace
in time(s) of peace
The report literature medium is now also an established form of communication in peacetime = Los informes son también ahora una forma consolidada de comunicación en tiempos de paz.
The concept of 'operational readiness' refers to the training required by Navy personnel during peacetime to perform wartime missions.
The article 'Cryptographic patents: at war and in peace' explores the dichotomy between the concepts of cryptography and patents.
Military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and in times of peace.
época de paz
peacetime [peace time]
The author examines the cultural and social aspects of war and the aftermath into peacetime.
estar en paz
pay + Posesivo + dues
And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
estudios de la paz y los conflictos
peace and conflict studies
This yearbook will provide teachers and researchers interested in peace and conflict studies with practical information.
estudios sobre paz y conflictos
peace and conflict studies
This yearbook will provide teachers and researchers interested in peace and conflict studies with practical information.
fuerzas de paz
peacekeeping forces
This book raises issues about peacekeeping forces globally, showing the necessity for continued definition of their roles.
fuerzas de paz de las Naciones Unidas, las
United Nations peacekeeping force, the
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire is to establish eight new military camps.
fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz
peacekeeping forces
This book raises issues about peacekeeping forces globally, showing the necessity for continued definition of their roles.
fumar la pipa de la paz
smoke + the peace pipe
smoke + the pipe of peace
If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect.
There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.
hacer la paz
make + (the) peace
They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints.
hacer las paces
heal + the breach
heal + the rift
bury + the hatchet
make + (the) peace
smoke + the peace pipe
smoke + the pipe of peace
bury + the tomahawk
bury + the war axe
make up
There is no doubt that since DCD and BNB healed the breach the LC scheme has gained in popularity.
His initiatives helped heal the rift between authors and librarians.
Idioms such as 'bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.
They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints.
If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect.
There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.
Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.
Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.
Martin and Ruthie are back to being bestfriends after they made up over spring break.
hacer las paces con
make up to
He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
juez de paz
justice of the peace
The author explores the origins of law in 17th century Virginia by examining the interplay between the social origins of colonial justices of the peace and English legal literature of the times.
llama de la paz
flame of peace
The flame of peace project emphasized finding peaceful solutions to conflicts.
mantenedor de la paz
peacekeeper
The article is entitled 'Information as peacekeeper'.
mantenimiento de la paz
peacekeeping [peace-keeping]
The article is entitled 'A bibliographic foray into documents and publications relating to peacekeeping in Cambodia'.
militante de la paz
peace activist
An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign - a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
misión de paz
peacekeeping mission
peace mission
An advance party of 30 military officers arrived today from Ghana, where they were in training for the full peacekeeping mission that is scheduled to be launched next month.
He has also led peace missions to Gaza and Sudan, where he was part of the team that negotiated the release of a schoolteacher.
negociaciones de paz
peace negotiations
peace talks
In the last decade, however, remarkable progress has been achieved in peace negotiations among Israel, the Palestinians, and adjacent Arab states.
Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces
offer + an olive branch
He demonstrates that the standard interpretation rests on the idea that Antony offered an olive branch to Brutus and Cassius.
ofrenda de paz
peace offering
olive branch
The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.
During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.
ofrenda en señal de paz
peace offering
The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.
para hacer las paces
peace offering
The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.
paz -7 acuerdo de paz
peace deal
South Sudan has formed an autonomous government as part of a January peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war.
paz de espíritu
peace of mind
The article is entitled 'Licensing of digital publications: peace of mind for research libraries or an expensive nightmare?'.
paz interior
peace of mind
inner peace
The article is entitled 'Licensing of digital publications: peace of mind for research libraries or an expensive nightmare?'.
The aim of meditation is to bring inner peace within our self in a positive and spiritual way.
paz mundial
world peace
This project was undertaken to see which resources were available in Canadian public libraries on the general issues of world peace, nuclear disarmament, the arms race, the nuclear threat, national defence policy.
paz y tranquilidad
peace and quiet
Here are some common idiomatic pairs in English: peace and quiet, body and soul, life and limb, grin and bear it, bow and scrape, rant and rave.
perturbar la paz
disturb + the peace
disrupt + peace
rock + the boat
make + waves
If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others.
The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
It's very often easier to just 'go with the flow' and 'not rock the boat' by revealing that you disagree with some of the most fundamental beliefs of those around you.
Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad
disturb + the peace and tranquillity
Everyone will get equal opportunities for expansion and growth without disturbing the peace and tranquility of others.
perturbar + Posesivo + paz
disturb + Posesivo + peace
shatter + Posesivo + peace
And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone.
The growing of hair on the palm or any such place where hair does not grow suggests that he will incur debts which will shatter his peace.
pipa de la paz
peace pipe
pipe of peace
calumet
Most peace pipes consist of a long wooden stem decorated with feathers and beads, and a stone pipe bowl.
The Native American pipe of peace, or calumet, stands for reconciliation or purification.
The Native American pipe of peace, or calumet, stands for reconciliation or purification.
Premio Nobel de la Paz
Nobel Peace Laureate
The political leaders, social reformers and Nobel Peace Laureates were appalled by this dangerous phenomenon but they were all in a fix as to what to do.
proceso de paz
peace process
The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.
que en paz descanse
R.I.P. [rest in peace]
The words "rest in peace (R.I.P.)" appears on almost every tombstone.
tiempos de paz
peacetime [peace time]
The author examines the cultural and social aspects of war and the aftermath into peacetime.
tratado de paz
peace treaty
These agreements were not formal peace treaties.
venir en son de paz
come in + peace
Christianity has historically been used to hoodwink various peoples into believing that Europeans were coming in peace.
vivir en paz
live in + peace
live with + Reflexivo
This children's book demonstrates that both Jews and Arabs can cross the cultural divide that exists in Israel and live in peace.
You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.
