make peace

faire la paix, se réconcilier

Cesser de se battre ou d’être ennemis et accepter de vivre en bons termes.

En anglais simple : Stop fighting or being enemies and agree to have a friendly relationship.

• The two sides want to make peace.
• She made peace with her brother after years of arguing.
• Have the leaders agreed to make peace?

Comment l'utiliser : make peace with someone (The two countries made peace with each other.)

Synonymes : reconcile, end hostilities

Expressions courantes : make peace, make peace with someone, make peace again, make peace finally

accepter, faire la paix avec

Accepter un fait ou une situation difficile et cesser d’en être bouleversé.

En anglais simple : Accept a difficult fact or situation and stop feeling upset about it.

• I have made peace with my past.
• She slowly made peace with losing the competition.
• Can you make peace with the things you cannot change?

Comment l'utiliser : make peace with something (She has made peace with her decision to leave.); make peace with the fact that… (He made peace with the fact that he would never return home.)

Synonymes : accept, come to terms with

Expressions courantes : make peace, make peace with something