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1 silent as the dead and (as) silent as the grave
тихий, молчаливый, берегущий тайнуEnglish-Russian small dictionary of idioms > silent as the dead and (as) silent as the grave
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2 silent as the dead and (as) silent as the grave
тихий, молчаливый, берегущий тайнуEnglish-Russian small dictionary of idioms > silent as the dead and (as) silent as the grave
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3 silent as the grave
1) безмолвный, молчаливо хранящий тайну; ≈ нем как рыба (ср. могила)You were silent as the grave about Mrs. Pryor; and now, again, here is another secret. But why you made it a secret is the mystery to me. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Shirley’, ch. XXVI) — Ты ни слова не проронила о миссис Прайор, а теперь вот новая тайна. К чему эти секреты - вот чего я никак не могу понять.
Augustus: "...Will you swear to me not to repeat what I am going to say to you." The Lady: "...I will be as silent as the grave. I swear it." (B. Shaw, ‘Augustus Does His Bit’) — Огастес: "...Поклянитесь мне, что вы будете молчать о том, что я вам сейчас скажу..." Леди: "...я буду нема как рыба, клянусь."
‘But isn't there something between you and Bob Calvert?’ Josie pressed her. ‘You can trust me. I'm as silent as the grave’. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 19) — - А Боб Калверт? Скажешь, между вами ничего нет? - настаивала Джози. - Можешь сказать мне правду, ведь я - могила.
2) ни звука не слышно; ≈ тихо как в могилеI passed and repassed the house, and stopped and listened at the door; all was dark and silent as the grave. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. I) — я несколько раз прошел мимо дома, остановился у двери, прислушался. Там было темно и тихо как в могиле.
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6 silent like the grave
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11 (as) silent as the grave
1) бeзмoлвный; нeм кaк pыбa (cp. мoгилa)Augustus.... Will you swear to me not to repeat what I am going to say to you? The Lady.... I will be as silent as the grave (C. B. Shaw)I passed and repassed the house, and stopped and listened at the door: all was dark and silent as the grave (CA. Dickens). I do miss the children. The house seems as silent as the tomb without themConcise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) silent as the grave
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Общая лексика: нем как рыбаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > as silent as the grave
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14 to be as silent as the grave or tomb
English-spanish dictionary > to be as silent as the grave or tomb
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15 (as) silent as the grave
німий як домовина, як могила; мовчазний; такий, що береже таємницю; як в рот води набравEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) silent as the grave
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16 silent
silent [ˈsaɪlənt]1. adjectivea. ( = making no noise) silencieuxb. ( = saying nothing) to be silent (about sth) garder le silence (sur qch)c. ( = taciturn) taciturned. [film] muete. [letter] muet2. compounds* * *['saɪlənt]1) ( quiet) silencieux/-ieuseto remain ou stay silent — rester silencieux
2) ( taciturn) taciturne3) ( unexpressed) [disapproval, prayer] muet/muette4) Cinema muet/muette5) Linguistics muet/muette•• -
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silent ['saɪlənt](a) (saying nothing) silencieux;∎ he was silent for a moment il resta silencieux un moment;∎ to fall silent se taire;∎ to keep or to be silent garder le silence, rester silencieux;∎ history remains or is silent on this point l'histoire ne dit rien sur ce point;∎ familiar to give sb the silent treatment ne pas adresser la parole à qn□(b) (taciturn) silencieux, taciturne;∎ he's the strong, silent type il est du genre fort et taciturne(c) (unspoken → prayer, emotion, reproach) muet;∎ his mouth twisted in silent agony sa bouche se tordit dans un cri de douleur muette∎ the machines/the wind fell silent le bruit des machines/du vent cessa;∎ as silent as the grave muet comme la tombe(e) Linguistics muet;∎ the g is silent le g est muet2 nounCinema film m muet;∎ the silents le (cinéma) muet►► silent majority majorité f silencieuse;Religion silent order ordre m silencieux; -
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♦ grave (1) /greɪv/A n.1 tomba ( anche fig.); fossa; sepolcro; sepoltura: to dig a grave, scavare una fossa; an unmarked grave, una tomba senza nome2 (fig.) fine; morte: The poor boy was brought to an early grave, il povero ragazzo fece una fine prematuraB a. attr.tombale: (archeol.) grave goods, reperti tombali● grave clothes, vestiti con cui si seppellisce il defunto □ grave robber, predatore di tombe; sciacallo (fig.); tombarolo (fam.) □ (teatr.) grave-trap, botola al centro del palcoscenico □ to be as silent as a grave, essere muto come una tomba □ (fig.) to dig one's own grave, scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani □ (fig.) to have one foot in the grave, avere un piede nella fossa □ to make sb. turn in his grave, far rivoltare q. nella tomba □ Someone is walking on my grave, mi è passata vicino la morte ( si dice quando si ha un brivido improvviso e inspiegabile).grave (2) /greɪv/a.1 grave; preoccupante; serio: grave doubts, gravi (o seri) dubbi; a grave responsibility, una grave responsabilità; a grave threat, una seria minaccia; to be a matter of grave concern, essere molto preoccupante2 grave; serio; solenne: a grave face, una faccia seria; un'espressione seria (o solenne); grave-looking, dall'aria seria; dall'aspetto solenne NOTA D'USO: - grave o serious?-FALSI AMICI: grave non significa grave nel senso di gravemente malato. grave (3) /grɑ:v/ (fon.)A n.B a.grave: a grave accent, un accento grave.(to) grave /greɪv/incidere; scolpire; (fig.) fissare: to grave st. in one's mind, fissarsi (o scolpirsi) qc. nella mente. -
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Grab nt;mass \grave Massengrab nt;unmarked \grave anonymes Grab;PHRASES:from the cradle to the \grave ein Leben lang, von der Wiege bis zur Bahre ( meist hum)to have one foot in the \grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen;to take one's secret to the \grave sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab nehmen;to dig one's own \grave sich dat sein eigenes Grab schaufeln;to turn in one's \grave sich akk im Grabe [her]umdrehen;that version of Beethoven's Fifth is ghastly, I can hear the poor man turning in his \grave diese Version von Beethovens Fünfter ist entsetzlich, der arme Mann würde sich im Grabe umdrehen;beyond the \grave ( liter) über den Tod hinaus;do you believe there is life beyond the \grave? glaubst du an ein Leben nach dem Tode?;from beyond the \grave ( liter) aus dem Jenseitsface, music ernst;( seriously bad) news schlimm;( worrying) conditions, symptoms bedenklich, ernst zu nehmend;a \grave crisis eine schwere Krise;a \grave decision ein schwerwiegender Entschluss;a \grave mistake ein gravierender Fehler;a \grave risk ein hohes [o großes] Risiko;a \grave situation eine ernste Lage -
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1 ( quiet) [engine, person, room] silencieux/-ieuse ; to be silent se taire ; to keep ou remain ou stay silent rester silencieux ; to fall silent se taire ;2 ( taciturn) taciturne ;3 ( uncommunicative) [person, official, report] muet/muette ; the minister remains silent about ou on the matter of le ministre reste muet au sujet de ; the law is silent on this point la loi est muette sur ce point ;4 ( unexpressed) [accusation, disapproval, oath, prayer] muet/muette ;5 Cin muet/muette ; the silent screen le cinéma muet ;6 Ling muet/muette.as silent as the grave muet comme une tombe.
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