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cese

cessation

noun SEH-seh Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

dismissal

Usage Note

Cese has two common meanings: the formal end of an activity (cese de hostilidades 'cessation of hostilities', cese al fuego 'ceasefire') and dismissal from a job or post (su cese como director fue inesperado 'his dismissal as director was unexpected'). The employment sense is especially common in Spanish news media.

Examples

"El cese de las negociaciones sorprendió a todos."

Natural Translation

The cessation of negotiations surprised everyone.

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