GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Détente

détente; easing of tensions

Mein Großvater verband mit der Détente vor allem die Hoffnung, dass aus vorsichtigen Gesprächen irgendwann verlässliche persönliche Begegnungen würden.

For my grandfather, détente meant above all the hope that tentative talks would eventually lead to dependable personal contact.

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