English-Finnish translations for keep the peace

• säilyttää rauha
  EUFOR-operaation tavoitteena on säilyttää rauha Tšadin ja Sudanin välillä sekä taata humanitaaristen toimien turvallisuus kaikkien pakolaisten auttamiseksi. The aim of the Eufor mission is to keep the peace between Chad and Sudan and to guarantee the security of humanitarian operations to aid refugees on all sides.
• ylläpitää rauhaa
  En rikkonut rauhaa, vaan yritin ylläpitää rauhaa auttamalla poistamaan ydinaseet maailmasta. I was not breaking the peace, but trying to keep the peace by helping to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

Definition of keep the peace

• To maintain order and peace in a volatile situation

Examples

• The police were called in to keep the peace during the political demonstration.

Related words

• keep the wolf from the door
• keep the change
• keep the ball rolling
• keep the record
• keep the lid on
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• an apple a day keeps the doctor away
• keep up with the Joneses