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1 quieten
1 ( calm) calmer [child, crowd, animal] ;2 ( allay) dissiper [fear, doubts] ;3 ( silence) faire taire [critics, children].■ quieten down:1 ( become calm) [person, queue, activity] se calmer ; I'll wait for things to quieten down je vais attendre que les choses se calment ;2 ( fall silent) se taire ;▶ quieten down [sb/sth], quieten [sb/sth] down1 ( calm) calmer [baby, crowd, animal] ;2 ( silence) faire taire [child, class]. -
2 quieten
quieten [ˈkwaɪətn][+ person, crowd] calmer• quieten down! calmez-vous !* * *['kwaɪətn]transitive verb1) ( calm) calmer [person, animal]2) ( allay) dissiper [doubts]3) ( silence) faire taire [critics, children]•Phrasal Verbs: -
3 quieten
quieten ['kwaɪətən]∎ does that quieten your fears? est-ce que cela dissipe vos craintes?∎ the meeting gradually quietened down peu à peu, l'assemblée s'est calmée(b) (become reasonable) s'assagir;∎ he's quietened down a lot since he got married il s'est beaucoup assagi depuis son mariage -
4 quieten
1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) (se) calmer2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) apaiser -
5 quieten
calmer Verb -
6 quieten down
1) ( become calm) [person, activity] se calmer2) ( fall silent) se tairequieten down [somebody/something], quieten [somebody/something] down3) ( calm) calmer4) ( silence) faire taire -
7 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) tranquille2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) tranquille3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) tranquille4) ((of colours) not bright.) discret2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) silence, calme3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) (se) calmer- quieten- quietly - quietness - keep quiet about - on the quiet -
8 pipe down
(colloq) ( quieten down) faire moins de bruit -
9 quiet
quiet [ˈkwaɪət]1. adjectiveb. ( = not noisy, not busy) [street, room, village, neighbour] calme• isn't it quiet! quel calme !c. ( = silent) to be quiet [person] être silencieux• be quiet! silence !d. ( = placid) [person] calme• "yes" he said with a quiet smile « oui » dit-il avec un petit sourire• to keep quiet about sth ( = not tell) ne pas ébruiter qchf. ( = untroubled) [night] paisible ; [life] tranquille2. nouna. ( = silence) silence mb. ( = peace) calme m* * *['kwaɪət] 1.1) ( silence) silence mquiet please! — silence, s'il vous plaît!
2) ( peace) tranquillité f3) (colloq) ( secret)2.1) ( silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuseto go quiet — [person, assembly] se taire
to keep somebody quiet — faire taire [dog, child]
be quiet — ( stop talking) tais-toi; ( make no noise) ne fais pas de bruit
2) ( not noisy) [voice] bas/basse; [engine] silencieux/-ieuse; [music] doux/douce; [cough, laugh] discret/-èteto keep the children quiet — [activity] tenir les enfants tranquilles
3) ( discreet) [diplomacy] discret/-ète; [deal] en privé; [confidence] serein; [despair] voilé; [colour] sobre4) ( calm) [village, holiday, night, life] tranquille5) ( for few people) [meal] intime; [wedding] célébré dans l'intimité6) ( docile) [pony] paisible7) ( secret)3.to keep [something] quiet — ne pas divulguer [plans]; garder [quelque chose] secret/-ète [engagement]
transitive verb US = quieten -
10 silence
silence [ˈsaɪləns]1. nounsilence mb. ( = kill) to silence sb faire taire qn définitivement* * *['saɪləns] 1.1) ( quietness) silence m2) ( pause) silence m3) ( absence of communication) silence m (about, on, over sur)right of silence — Law droit pour un accusé de se taire avant ou pendant son procès
4) ( discretion) silence m2.transitive verb1) ( quieten) faire taire [person, enemy guns]2) ( gag) faire taire [critic, press] -
11 soothe
[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) calmer2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) calmer•- soothing- soothingly -
12 pipe
A n1 ( conduit) ( in building) tuyau m ; ( underground) conduite f ; waste/gas pipe tuyau d'écoulement/de gaz ;2 ( for smoker) pipe f ; to smoke a pipe ( habitually) fumer la pipe ; to have a pipe fumer une pipe ; to fill a pipe bourrer une pipe ;5 ( birdsong) chant m ;6 Naut sifflet m.C vtr1 ( carry) to pipe water into a house alimenter un foyer en eau ; oil is piped across/under/to le pétrole est transporté par canalisation à travers/sous/jusqu'à ; piped water eau courante ;2 ( transmit) diffuser [music] (to dans) ; music is piped throughout the store la musique est diffusée dans tout le magasin ;4 ( play) ( on bagpipes) jouer [qch] sur sa cornemuse [tune] ; ( on flute) jouer [qch] sur son chalumeau [tune] ;5 Sewing passepoiler [cushion, collar] ; a cushion piped with pink un coussin avec un passepoil rose ;6 Culin to pipe icing onto a cake décorer un gâteau ; to pipe sb's name on a cake décorer un gâteau du nom de qn ;7 Naut siffler [order] ; to pipe sb aboard accueillir qn à bord au son du sifflet ; to pipe ‘all hands on deck’ siffler le rassemblement.D vi siffler.■ pipe in:▶ pipe [sth] in, pipe in [sth] annoncer l'arrivée de [qch] au son d'une cornemuse [haggis, guests].■ pipe up [voice] se faire entendre ; ‘it's me!’ she piped up ‘c'est moi!’ dit-elle d'une petite voix. -
13 silence
A n1 ( quietness) silence m ; in silence en silence ; silence please! silence, s'il vous plaît! ; silence fell le silence se fit ; silence reigns le silence règne ; to call for silence demander le silence ; to break the silence rompre le silence ; to reduce sb to silence réduire qn au silence ;3 ( absence of communication) silence m (about, on, over sur) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence ; right of silence Jur droit pour un accusé de se taire avant ou pendant son procès ;B vtr1 ( quieten) réduire [qn] au silence [crowd, child] ; to silence the enemy's guns faire taire le feu de l'ennemi ;2 ( gag) faire taire [critic, press]. -
14 muffle
muffle ['mʌfəl](quieten → sound) étouffer, assourdir; (→ engine) étouffer le bruit de;∎ the silencer muffles engine noise le silencieux étouffe le bruit du moteur;∎ we could hear muffled cries coming from the next room on entendait des cris étouffés ou sourds qui venaient de la pièce voisine(bien) emmitouflers'emmitoufler
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