far tacere i cannoni nemici

1. v/t keep quiet about, say nothing about

2. v/i not say anything, be silent

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tacere v. intr.

1 to be silent, to keep* silent, to hold* one's tongue: tacque tutto il giorno, he was silent all day through; sa tacere, he knows when to keep silent; tacete!, be (o keep) quiet! (o hold your tongue! o sl. shut up! o quiet here!); l'ho pregato di scrivermi ma lui tace, I begged him to write but there hasn't been a word from him // a questo riguardo la legge tace, the law is silent on this point // far tacere qlcu., qlco., to silence s.o., sthg. (o to reduce s.o., sthg. to silence): far tacere un bambino, to hush a child (o to keep a child quiet); far tacere i cannoni nemici, to silence the enemy's guns; far tacere la voce della coscienza, to silence the voice of conscience // mettere a tacere uno scandalo, to hush up a scandal // chi tace acconsente, (prov.) silence means consent // un bel tacer non fu mai scritto, (prov.) silence is often the best answer

2 ( stare quieto, non far rumore) to be still: tutto tace, all is still; il bosco taceva, the wood was still

◆ v.tr.

1 to be silent about (sthg.), to keep* silent about (sthg.); to say* nothing about (sthg.): tacque tutto questo, he said nothing about all this

2 ( tralasciare, non dire) to leave* out; to pass over in silence; to suppress: tacere un nome, to leave out a name; la stampa ha volutamente taciuto alcuni particolari della vicenda, the press deliberately hushed up (o suppressed) certain details of the affair.

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1. [ta'tʃere]

(aus avere) (stare in silenzio) to be silent o quiet, (smettere di parlare) to fall silent

2. vt

(particolare, accaduto) to keep silent about, keep to oneself, say nothing about

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verbo transitivo not to tell*, not to reveal, to keep* silent about [segreto, verità]; to leave* out, to omit, not to mention [nome, particolare]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (essere silenzioso) [ persona] to be* silent; [natura, bosco] to be* still; (stare in silenzio) [ persona] to keep* quiet; (diventare silenzioso) [ persona] to shut* up; [natura, bosco] to fall* silent

2) (cessare) [rumore, musica] to stop

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tacere

/ta't∫ere/ [54]

I verbo transitivo

 not to tell*, not to reveal, to keep* silent about [segreto, verità]; to leave* out, to omit, not to mention [nome, particolare]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere)

 1 (essere silenzioso) [ persona] to be* silent; [natura, bosco] to be* still; (stare in silenzio) [ persona] to keep* quiet; (diventare silenzioso) [ persona] to shut* up; [natura, bosco] to fall* silent; tacere su qcs. not to say sth.; avresti fatto meglio a tacere you should have kept quiet o your mouth shut; taci! shut up! hold your tongue! fare tacere to hush (up), to quieten down, to shush [persona, allievi]; mettere a tacere to hush up, to check, to lay, to spike, to suppress [pettegolezzo, scandalo]; to choke off, to cry down, to silence, to still [opposizione, scettici]

 2 (cessare) [rumore, musica] to stop; l'orchestra tacque the orchestra stopped playing

IDIOMS

chi tace acconsente prov. = silence means consent.