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adverb tranquilamente; silenciosamentequietly adv1. bajo / en voz baja2. sin hacer ruidocan't you work quietly? ¿no puedes trabajar sin hacer ruido?tr['kwaɪətlɪ]1 (silently) silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido; (not loudly) bajo2 (calmly) tranquilamente3 (discreetly) discretamente, con discreción4 (simply) sencillamente, con sencillezadv.• calladamente adv.'kwaɪətli1) (silently, not loudly) < move> silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido; <say/speak> en voz baja2)a) ( peacefully) <sleep/rest> tranquilamenteb) ( unobtrusively) <dress/mention/slip away> discretamente['kwaɪǝtlɪ]ADV1) (=not loudly) [say, whisper] en voz baja; [sing] en voz baja, suavemente; [drink, leave, walk, come in] silenciosamente, sin hacer ruidothis part should be played quietly — (Mus) esta parte hay que tocarla bajo
2) (=silently) en silencioshe said nothing, but listened quietly — no dijo nada, sino que escuchó en silencio
3) (=peacefully, calmly) [play, read] tranquilamenteare you coming quietly or are you going to make trouble? — ¿nos acompaña usted pacíficamente o va a causar problemas?
the house is quietly situated in attractive parkland — la casa está situada en una tranquila zona con jardines
I'm quietly confident about the future — aunque no lo exteriorice, soy optimista respecto al futuro
4) (=discreetly) discretamentethe president's plan had been quietly shelved — habían dejado de lado discretamente el plan del presidente
* * *['kwaɪətli]1) (silently, not loudly) < move> silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido; <say/speak> en voz baja2)a) ( peacefully) <sleep/rest> tranquilamenteb) ( unobtrusively) <dress/mention/slip away> discretamente
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