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détente
[ dey-tahnt; French dey-tahnt ]
noun
- a relaxing of tension, especially between nations, as by negotiations or agreements.
détente
/ deɪˈtɑːnt; detɑ̃t /
noun
- the relaxing or easing of tension, esp between nations
détente
- A period of lessening tension between two major national powers, or a policy designed to lessen that tension. Détente presupposes that the two powers will continue to disagree but seeks to reduce the occasions of conflict.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of détente1
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Example Sentences
Analysts interpreted it as an immediate ripple effect of the newly established US-Cuban détente.
The hiring seemed to inaugurate a détente between Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell.
But opponents of same-sex marriage say that even in those instances there was détente after passions cooled.
This means there are more settlement construction plans to be announced, all in good time, during this so-called détente period.
Moscow objected to a speech in which she claimed that détente was impractical when the Soviet Union was “bent on world dominance.”
Il semblait, en effet, que le petit masque douloureux avait trouvé quelque détente dans quelque imaginaire vision.
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