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silence ['saɪləns]1 nounsilence m;∎ an embarrassed/a shocked silence un silence gêné/scandalisé;∎ an explosion shattered the silence of the night une explosion déchira le silence de la nuit;∎ there was a sudden silence soudain, il y a eu un silence;∎ a silence fell between them un silence s'installa entre eux;∎ to suffer in silence souffrir en silence;∎ to pass sth over in silence passer qch sous silence;∎ his silence on the issue/about his past intrigues me le silence qu'il garde à ce sujet/sur son passé m'intrigue;∎ there's been complete silence from head office le siège est resté totalement silencieux;∎ what's my silence worth to you? combien êtes-vous disposé à payer pour acheter mon silence?;∎ to observe a minute's silence observer une minute de silence;∎ proverb silence is golden le silence est d'or∎ she silenced the child with a look d'un regard elle fit taire l'enfant;∎ dissidents cannot be silenced forever on ne peut pas réduire les dissidents au silence ou faire taire les dissidents très longtemps
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