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1 silence
silence [silɑ̃s]masculine nouna. ( = absence de bruits, de conversation) silence• sortez vos livres et en silence ! get out your books and no talking!• silence ! silence!• silence ! on tourne (Cinema) quiet everybody, action!c. ( = impossibilité ou refus de s'exprimer) silence• briser or rompre le silence to break one's silence• le célèbre compositeur vient de sortir de 12 années de silence the famous composer has just broken 12 years of silence* * *silɑ̃snom masculin1) ( absence de bruit) silence2) ( fait de se taire) silence‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ — ‘quiet please’
réduire quelqu'un au silence — ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce somebody to silence; ( tuer) to silence somebody
3) Musique rest* * *silɑ̃s nm1) [lieu, personne] silencegarder le silence — to keep silent, to say nothing
garder le silence sur qch — to keep silent about sth, to say nothing about sth
2) MUSIQUE rest* * *silence nm1 ( absence de bruit) silence; dans le silence de la nuit in the silence of the night; la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le silence the demonstration took place in silence; un silence de mort a deathly silence ou hush; le silence absolu absolute ou dead silence; ⇒ or;2 ( fait de se taire) silence; silence! silence!; ‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ ‘quiet please’; un silence poli/gêné/pesant a polite/an embarrassed/a heavy silence; ses longs silences his/her long silences; après six mois de silence after six months' silence; en silence [travailler, marcher, souffrir] in silence; garder le silence to keep silent; réduire qn au silence ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce sb to silence; ( tuer) to silence sb; réduire un mouvement/l'opposition au silence to silence a movement/the opposition; passer qch sous silence to pass over sth in silence; ta nomination a été passée sous silence your nomination was passed over in silence;3 ( pause dans propos) silence; la conversation fut entrecoupée de silences the conversation was interspersed with silences;4 Mus rest.silence radio total radio silence.[silɑ̃s] nom masculin1. [absence de bruit] silenceun peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!a. [avant un discours] (be) quiet please!b. [dans une bibliothèque, une salle d'étude] quiet ou silence, please!demander ou réclamer le silence to call for silenceà son arrivée, tout le monde fit silence there was a hush ou everyone fell silent when she arrivedgarder le silence to keep silent ou quietfaire ou obtenir le silence to make everyone keep quietdans le silence de la nuit in the still ou silence of the nightil régnait un silence de mort it was as quiet ou silent as the grave2. [secret]acheter le silence de quelqu'un to buy somebody's silence, to pay somebody to keep quietpasser quelque chose sous silence to pass over something in silence, to keep quiet about something3. [lacune]4. [pause] silence[dans la conversation]il devait me rappeler après son voyage mais depuis silence radio he was supposed to call me back after his trip but I haven't heard a peep ou a dicky bird (vieilli) out of him since a month————————en silence locution adverbiale -
2 a reduce pe cineva la tăcere
to put / to reduce smb. to silence( prin vorbă) to talk smb. downto strike smb. dumbfig. to seal smb.'s lipsto bowl smb. out.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a reduce pe cineva la tăcere
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3 ridurre
reduce (a to)prezzi, sprechi reduce, cutpersonale reduce, cut backridurre al silenzio reduce to silenceinformation technology ridurre a icona minimize* * *ridurre v.tr.1 to reduce, to cut* (down); to curtail; to shorten: ridurre il personale, to cut (down) (o to reduce) the staff; ridurre il prezzo di un articolo, to reduce (o to lower o to bring down) the price of an article; ridurre le spese, lo stipendio, to reduce expenses, wages; ridurre una vacanza, to curtail (o to cut short) a holiday; ridurre la velocità, to reduce speed; (econ.) ridurre il capitale, to reduce capital; ridurre il tasso di sconto, to reduce the discount rate; stiamo cercando di ridurre i tempi, we are trying to shorten (o cut) the time // ridurre un'opera letteraria, to abridge a literary work // (mar.) ridurre la velatura, to shorten (o to take in) sail2 ( convertire) to convert, to reduce, to change; ( far diventare) to turn into: ogni volta che vengono gli amici mi riducono la casa un porcile, every time my friends come they turn the house into a pigsty; l'hotel Cavour è stato ridotto in appartamenti l'anno scorso, last year the Hotel Cavour was converted into flats // prima riduci quei dati in metri, first convert those data into metres; ridurre in pezzi, to break into pieces; ridurre in polvere, to turn to dust, to pulverize; ridurre qlco. in briciole, to crumble sthg. up3 ( adattare) to adapt: (cinem.) ridurre per lo schermo, to adapt for the screen; ridurre un testo per le scuole, to adapt (o to simplify) a text for schools4 (chim.) to reduce: ridurre lo stato di ossidazione di un atomo, to reduce the oxidation state of an atom; ridurre nitrogruppi ad aminogruppi, to reduce nitro groups to amino groups; (metall.) ridurre un minerale di rame a rame metallico, to reduce a copper ore to metallic ore5 to reduce: (mat.) ridurre una frazione ai minimi termini, to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms6 (indurre, portare a) to drive*, to reduce; to bring*: ridurre alla disperazione, to drive to despair; ridurre in miseria, al silenzio, to reduce to poverty, to silence; ridurre qlcu. all'obbedienza, to force s.o. to obedience; ridurre in rovina, in fin di vita, to bring to ruin, to the brink of death; fu ridotto a rubare, a mendicare, he was reduced (o driven) to steal, to beg; lo ridurranno alla pazzia, pazzo, they'll drive him mad // la malattia l'ha ridotto male, the illness has left him in a sorry state (o in a bad way); nell'incidente ha ridotto a, in pezzi l'auto, he made a wreck of his car in the accident7 (un abito ecc.) to take* in (a dress)8 (frattura ecc.) to set*; to reduce: ridurre una frattura, to set a broken bone9 (rar.) ( ricondurre) to bring* back, to take* back: ridurre il gregge all'ovile, to bring back the sheep to the fold // ridurre qlcu. alla ragione, to make s.o. see reason.◘ ridursi v.intr.pron.1 to reduce oneself, to come* (down): non volevo ridurmi a questo, I didn't want to come to this; si ridusse a vendere i suoi mobili, he was reduced (o driven) to selling his furniture; le spese si riducono a poco, the expenses come (down) to very little; si riduce sempre all'ultimo a fare le valigie, he always leaves it to the last minute to pack; ridurre allo stretto necessario, to confine oneself to what is strictly necessary2 ( diminuire) to diminish, to decrease; (econ.) ( calcolare) to go* down, to drop: le possibilità di successo si sono ridotte, the possibilities of success have diminished (o decreased); i prezzi si sono ridotti, prices have gone down3 ( diventare) to be reduced, to become*: si è ridotto a pelle e ossa, he was reduced to (o became) skin and bone (o to a skeleton)* * *1. [ri'durre]vb irreg vt1) (gen) Mat to reduce, (prezzo) to reduce, cut, bring down, (pressione) to lessen, (produzione) to cut (back), lower, (spese) to cut down on, cut back on2) (opera letteraria: per la radio, TV) to adapt, (accorciare) to abridge, (brano musicale) to arrange3)ridurre qc in cenere — to reduce sth to ashesè proprio ridotto male o mal ridotto — (oggetto) it's really in bad condition, (persona) he's really in a bad way
2.ridursi vip
1)ridursi (a) — to be reduced (to), (fig : questione, problema) to come down (to)2)ridursi male — to be in a bad state o way* * *[ri'durre] 1.verbo transitivo1) (diminuire) to reduce, to cut* [imposte, spese, costi, personale]; to reduce [dimensioni, velocità, distanza]; to reduce, to shorten [ durata]; to narrow [ divario]; to reduce, to lessen [rischi, probabilità]; to reduce, to bring* down [ disoccupazione]; to reduce, to limit [scelta, influenza]ridurre l'inflazione dell'1% — to cut 1% off inflation
2) (nelle dimensioni) to reduce [foto, documento]; to cut*, to abridge [ testo]3) (trasformare) to reduce (in to)ridurre qcs. in polvere — to reduce o crush sth. to (a) powder
ridurre qcs. a brandelli — to tear sth. to ribbons o shreds
4) (obbligare)ridurre qcn. al silenzio, in miseria — to reduce sb. to silence, to begging
5) med. to reset* [ osso fratturato]2.verbo pronominale ridursi1) (diminuire) [costi, ritardo] to be* reduced; [rischi, spese, velocità, disoccupazione, livello] to decrease; [ divario] to narrow, to close2) (limitarsi)3) (diventare)••* * *ridurre/ri'durre/ [13]1 (diminuire) to reduce, to cut* [imposte, spese, costi, personale]; to reduce [dimensioni, velocità, distanza]; to reduce, to shorten [ durata]; to narrow [ divario]; to reduce, to lessen [rischi, probabilità]; to reduce, to bring* down [ disoccupazione]; to reduce, to limit [scelta, influenza]; ridurre il consumo di alcolici to cut down on alcohol; ridurre l'inflazione dell'1% to cut 1% off inflation; ridurre di un quarto to reduce by a quarter2 (nelle dimensioni) to reduce [foto, documento]; to cut*, to abridge [ testo]3 (trasformare) to reduce (in to); ridurre qcs. in polvere to reduce o crush sth. to (a) powder; ridurre qcs. a brandelli to tear sth. to ribbons o shreds4 (obbligare) ridurre qcn. al silenzio, in miseria to reduce sb. to silence, to begging5 med. to reset* [ osso fratturato]II ridursi verbo pronominale1 (diminuire) [costi, ritardo] to be* reduced; [rischi, spese, velocità, disoccupazione, livello] to decrease; [ divario] to narrow, to close2 (limitarsi) tutto si riduce al fatto che it all comes down to the fact that3 (diventare) la sua voce si ridusse a un sussurro his voice dropped to a whisper; la strada si riduceva a un sentiero the road narrowed to a track- rsi all'ultimo (momento) to leave things to the last minute. -
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silence глагол:coerce into silence (заставить замолчать, заставить умолкнуть)словосочетание:settle hash (заставить замолчать, покончить с кем-л., разделываться с кем-л., губить кого-л., убивать)Русско-английский синонимический словарь > заставить замолчать
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5 silencio
intj.silence, quiet, don't say a word, mum.m.1 silence.el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room¡silencio! silence!, quiet!¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!en silencio in silenceguardar silencio (sobre algo) to keep silent (about something)guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silenceromper el silencio to break the silencesilencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim, etc. within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances2 rest (Music).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: silenciar.* * *1 silence\en silencio in silenceguardar silencio to keep quietimponer silencio a alguien to make somebody be quietromper el silencio to break the silence* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=falta de ruido) silence¡silencio! — silence!, quiet!
¡silencio en la sala! — silence in court!
un poco de silencio, por favor — let's have a bit of quiet, please
¡qué silencio hay aquí! — it's so quiet here!
había un silencio sepulcral — it was deadly silent, there was a deathly silence
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en silencio — in silence•
guardar silencio — to keep silent, keep quietguardar un minuto de silencio — to observe a one-minute o a minute's silence
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imponer silencio a algn — frm to make sb be quiet•
mantenerse en silencio — to keep quiet, remain silent•
pasar una pena en silencio — to suffer in silence•
reducir al silencio — frm to silence, reduce to silence•
romper el silencio — frm to break the silence2) (Mús) rest2.* * *1)a) ( ausencia de ruido) silencesilencio, hospital — quiet, hospital
en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence
el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night
b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence2) (Mús) rest* * *= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.Ex. Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.Ex. Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.----* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* huelga de silencio = silent strike.* lectura en silencio = silent reading.* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* * *1)a) ( ausencia de ruido) silencesilencio, hospital — quiet, hospital
en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence
el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night
b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence2) (Mús) rest* * *= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.Ex: Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* huelga de silencio = silent strike.* lectura en silencio = silent reading.* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* * *A1 (ausencia de ruido) silenceen sus clases siempre reinaba el más absoluto silencio there was always absolute silence o complete quiet in his classesse hizo un silencio sepulcral there was a deathly silencese guardó un minuto de silencio there was a minute's silencedeben guardar silencio durante la ceremonia you must remain o keep silent during the ceremony¡hagan silencio! silence!¡qué silencio hay! isn't it quiet?¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!sufrió en silencio he suffered silently o in silence[ S ] silencio, hospital quiet, hospitalen el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silenceel silencio de la noche the silence o quiet of the nightmantuvieron el silencio radiofónico they maintained radio silence2 (ausencia de declaraciones) silencepor fin ha decidido romper su silencio at last she has decided to break her silenceB ( Mús) rest* * *
Del verbo silenciar: ( conjugate silenciar)
silencio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
silenció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
silenciar
silencio
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) silence;
en el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silence
2 (Mús) rest
silenciar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer callar) to silence
2 (ocultar un hecho, una noticia) to keep quiet about: los informativos silenciaron la manifestación, the news hushed up the demonstration
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 silence
en silencio, in silence
¡silencio, por favor!, quiet, please!
un silencio sepulcral, a deathly silence
2 Mús rest
' silencio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- escocer
- guardar
- obedecer
- ordenar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reemprender
- reinar
- romper
- sepulcral
- sigilo
- turbarse
- callar
- palmada
- permanecer
- profundo
- respetuoso
- turbar
English:
aloud
- break
- calm
- counsel
- dead
- deathly
- discreet
- disturb
- hush
- lapse
- maintain
- momentary
- muffle
- observe
- pause
- pregnant
- quiet
- quietness
- silence
- silent
- stillness
- talking
- unbroken
- embarrassed
- ominous
- remain
- rest
- silently
* * *silencio nm1. [ausencia de sonido] silence;el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room;¡silencio! silence!, quiet!;¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!;en silencio in silence;estar en silencio to be silent;tienes que guardar silencio en clase you have to keep quiet in class;guardó silencio sobre el escándalo he kept silent about the scandal;guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silence;imponer silencio a alguien to make sb be silent;romper el silencio to break the silencesilencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim etc within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances2. Mús rest* * *m1 silence;en silencio in silence, silently;el profesor impuso silencio a los alumnos the teacher made the students be quiet;guardar silencio keep quiet2 MÚS rest* * *silencio nm1) : silence, quiet¡silencio!: be quiet!2) : rest (in music)* * *silencio n silence¡silencio! be quiet! -
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m silencefare silenzio be quietsilenzio! silence!, quiet!* * *silenzio s.m.1 silence; quiet: silenzio assoluto, absolute (o dead) silence; silenzio glaciale, di tomba, icy, deathlike silence; il silenzio della notte, the silence (o still o quiet) of the night; la stanza era immersa nel silenzio, the room was in total silence (o was totally quiet); che silenzio qui dentro!, how silent (o quiet) it is in here!; soffrire in silenzio, to suffer in silence; stare in silenzio, to remain silent; mantenere il silenzio, to keep silent; fare silenzio, to keep quiet (o to be silent); fa' silenzio!, keep quiet (o stop talking); il suo silenzio dura da mesi, his silence has lasted for months; rompere il silenzio con qlcu., to break the silence with s.o.; raccomandò il silenzio sulla sua nomina, he asked for nothing to be said about his appointment; il silenzio del governo sulla questione è scandaloso, the government silence over the matter is a scandal // silenzio stampa, news blackout // silenzio radio, radio silence // silenzio!, silence! (o quiet! o fam. shut up!) // silenzio in aula!, ( in tribunale) silence in court! // ridurre al silenzio, to silence (o to reduce to silence): le minacce dei rapitori ridussero la famiglia al silenzio, the kidnappers threats forced the family to keep silent; ridurre al silenzio un cannone, to silence a cannon // passare qlco. sotto silenzio, to pass sthg. over in silence (o not to mention sthg.): queste cose sono passate sotto silenzio, these things have been passed over in silence; un fatto passato sotto silenzio, an event that was kept quiet // vivere nel silenzio, (fig.) ( nell'oscurità) to live in obscurity // dopo la sua morte il suo nome cadde nel silenzio, (fig.) after his death his name fell into obscurity // dispensare un monaco dal silenzio, to free a monk from his vow of silence // la chiesa del silenzio, clandestine (o underground) church // il silenzio è d'oro, (prov.) silence is golden* * *1) (assenza di rumore) silence, quiet, quietness2) (il tacere)fate silenzio! — keep o be quiet! stop talking!
in silenzio — [lavorare, soffrire] silently
3) mil.il silenzio — taps, bugle call, the last post
•••passare qcs. sotto silenzio — to pass sth. over in silence, to leave sth. unsaid
* * *silenziopl. -zi /si'lεntsjo, tsi/sostantivo m.1 (assenza di rumore) silence, quiet, quietness; silenzio di tomba dead silence; il silenzio della notte the still of the night2 (il tacere) silenzio! silence! hush! fate silenzio! keep o be quiet! stop talking! in silenzio [lavorare, soffrire] silently; rompere il silenzio to break one's silencepassare qcs. sotto silenzio to pass sth. over in silence, to leave sth. unsaid\silenzio radio radio silence; silenzio stampa news blackout. -
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hush, silence* * *(en) silence,( ordknaphed også, F) taciturnity;( hemmeligholdelse) secrecy, silence;[ der herskede tavshed] silence reigned;[ love tavshed] promise secrecy;[ en tavsheds sammensværgelse] a conspiracy of silence;(se også forventningsfuld);[ i tavshed] in silence;[ under tavsheds løfte] under promise (, F: pledge) of secrecy; under the seal of silence;[ bringe til tavshed] silence, put (el. reduce) to silence. -
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1) General subject: (кого-л.) bring to a stop, coerce into silence, extinguish (противника), gag, hiss (шумно выражая неодобрение), (кого-л.) huff into silence, hush, (кого-л.) impose silence upon, laugh away, laugh down, put down, put to silence, quench, reduce to silence, settle somebody's hash, shut, silence, squash, squelch, talk down, laugh down (оратора и т.п.), strike dumb (кого-л.)3) Rare: dumb5) Simple: pipe downУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заставить замолчать
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9 мовчати
примусити мовчати — to silence, to hush, to muzzle, to reduce to silence
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11 κατασιωπάω
V 1-0-0-3-0=4 Nm 13,30; Jb 37,20; 39,17; Neh 8,11to make silent, to put to silence, to silence, to reduce to silence [τινα] Nm 13,30; to withhold from [τί τινι] Jb 39,17 -
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General subject: put to silence, reduce to silence, tie tongueУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заставить (кого-л.) молчать
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13 ućutkati
• choke; dumb show; dumb-show; extinguish; hush; muzzle; put down; quench; reduce to silence; shut up; silence; squash; squelch -
14 заставлять
заставлять замолчать — to silence, to reduce the silence
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15 أبكم
أبْكَمَ: أسْكَتَ، أَخْرَسَto silence, shut up, reduce to silence -
16 أخرس
أخْرَسَ: أسْكَتَ، أبْكَمَto silence, shut up, gag, muzzle, reduce to silence -
17 принуждать
принудить (вн.)compel (d.), force (d.), constrain (d.), coerce (d.) -
18 निष्प्रतिभ
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19 принуждать к молчанию
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20 μαλάσσω
a soften, quieten ἐπερχόμενον τε μαλάσσοντες βίαιον πόντον ὠκείας τ' ἀνέμων ῥιπάς (sc. Διόσκουροι: v. l. μαλάξοντας) *fr. 140c. 1*b met., reduce to silence, worstπαλαίφατον ἀγορὰν οὐκ ἐλεγχέεσσιν Ἀριστοκλείδας τεὰν ἐμίανε κατ' αἶσαν ἐν περισθενεῖ μαλαχθεὶς παγκρατίου στόλῳ N. 3.16
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reduce (someone) to (something) — to force someone into a worse condition than usual. He had to sell his home to pay his legal fees and was reduced to parking cars for money. Sheila s cries reduced him to silence … New idioms dictionary
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