ils cessent

stop, cease

→ cesser
cess stop, cease + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #28,207
stop, cease Present tense (they) of « cesser ».
FR: S'ils n'ont plus d'arguments, ils cessent de parler.
EN: If they no longer have arguments, they stop talking.
Conjugation of cesser
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First cesse cessons
Second cessez
Third cesse cessent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cesse
Third cesse cessent

Les faits ne cessent pas d'exister parce qu'on les ignore.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Les prix ne cessent d'augmenter.

Prices keep going up.

J'aimerais qu'elles cessent de se disputer.

I wish they would stop arguing.

Les prix ne cessent de grimper.

Prices keep rising.

Ils ne cessent de revenir.

They keep coming back.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Elles ne cessent d'appeler.

They keep calling.

J'aimerais qu'ils cessent de se disputer.

I wish they would stop arguing.

Que tes tourments cessent!

May your torment cease!

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Les désirs ne cessent de croître!

Desires keep growing!

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Ils ne cessent jamais de s’améliorer.

They never stop improving.

Elles ne cessent de parler de tout ce qui leur est arrivé.

They keep talking about everything that happened to them.