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1 soften

['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]

2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]

3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]

4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle

2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi

3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione

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- soften up

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['sofn]

verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) ammorbidire; attenuare

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['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]

2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]

3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]

4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle

2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi

3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione

•

- soften up

English-Italian dictionary > soften
2 soften

soften ['sɒfən]

1 transitive verb

(a) (butter, ground, wax) ramollir; (skin, water) adoucir; (fabric, wool, leather) assouplir;

∎ a cream to soften chapped skin une crème pour adoucir les peaux gercées;

∎ soften the paste by kneading it between your fingers ramollir la pâte en la malaxant avec les doigts;

∎ centuries of erosion had softened the stone des siècles d'érosion avaient rendu la pierre tendre

(b) (voice, tone) adoucir, radoucir; (colour, light, sound) adoucir, atténuer;

∎ to soften one's voice (make less strident) parler d'une voix plus douce; (make quieter) parler moins fort

(c) (make less strict) assouplir;

∎ he has softened his stance on vegetarianism son attitude envers le végétarisme est plus modérée qu'avant

(d) (lessen → pain, emotion) soulager, adoucir, atténuer; (→ shock, effect, impact) adoucir, amoindrir; (→ opposition, resistance) réduire, amoindrir;

∎ also figurative to soften the blow amortir le choc

2 intransitive verb

(a) (butter, ground, wax) se ramollir; (skin) s'adoucir; (cloth, wool, leather) s'assouplir

(b) (become gentler → eyes, expression, voice) s'adoucir; (→ breeze, rain) s'atténuer; (→ lighting, colour) s'atténuer, s'adoucir; (→ angle, outline) s'adoucir, s'estomper

(c) (become friendlier, more receptive)

∎ to soften towards sb se montrer plus indulgent envers qn;

∎ their attitude towards immigration has softened noticeably leur position par rapport à l'immigration est nettement plus tolérante;

∎ his face softened son expression se radoucit;

∎ her heart softened at the sound of his voice elle s'attendrit en entendant sa voix

➲ soften up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) familiar (make amenable → gen) attendrir^□, rendre plus souple^□ ; (→ by persuasion) amadouer^□ ; (→ aggressively) intimider^□ ;

∎ they tried to soften us up with champagne lunches ils ont essayé de nous amadouer à coups de déjeuners au champagne;

∎ they sent in bully boys to soften the shopkeepers up ils ont envoyé des gros bras pour intimider les commerçants

(b) Military affaiblir

(c) (make softer → butter, ground, wax) ramollir; (→ skin) adoucir; (→ cloth, wool, leather) assouplir

2 intransitive verb

(a) (ground) devenir mou (molle), se ramollir; (butter, wax) se ramollir; (leather) s'assouplir; (skin) s'adoucir

(b) (become gentler → person, voice) s'adoucir;

∎ to soften up on sb faire preuve de plus d'indulgence envers qn

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3 soften

soften [ˈsɒfn]

1. transitive verb

[+ butter, clay, ground] ramollir ; [+ leather] assouplir ; [+ skin, outline] adoucir ; [+ lighting] tamiser ; [+ sb's anger, effect] atténuer ; [+ resistance] réduire

• to soften the blow amortir le choc

2. intransitive verb

[butter, clay, ground] se ramollir ; [leather] s'assouplir ; [skin] s'adoucir

► soften up

1. intransitive verb

= soften

2. separable transitive verb

a. = soften

b. [+ person] attendrir

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['sɒfn], US ['sɔːfn] 1.
transitive verb

1) lit ( make less firm or rough) amollir [ground, metal]; adoucir [skin, hard water]; ramollir [butter]; assouplir [fabric]

2) fig atténuer [blow, impact, shock, pain, resistance]; adoucir [refusal]; assouplir [attitude, position, rule]; minimiser [fact]

3) ( make quieter) adoucir [sound, voice]

4) ( make less sharp) adoucir [form, outline, light]
2.
intransitive verb

1) lit [light, outline, music, colour] s'adoucir; [skin] devenir plus doux; [substance, ground] se ramollir

2) fig [person, approach] s'assouplir ( towards somebody vis-à-vis de quelqu'un)

3) Economics fléchir

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Phrasal Verbs:

- soften up

English-French dictionary > soften
4 soften

soften, US [transcription]["sO ;fn"]

A vtr

1 lit ( make less firm or rough) amollir [ground, metal] ; adoucir [skin, hard water] ; ramollir [butter] ; assouplir [fabric] ;

2 fig atténuer [blow, impact, image, impression, shock, pain, resistance] ; adoucir [personality, refusal] ; assouplir [approach, attitude, position, rule, view] ; minimiser [fact] ;

3 ( make quieter) adoucir [sound, voice] ; baisser [music] ;

4 ( make less sharp) adoucir [contour, form, outline, light].

B vi

1 lit [light, outline, music, colour] s'adoucir ; [skin] devenir plus doux ; [substance, ground] se ramollir ; [consonant] devenir doux ;

2 fig [person, character, approach, attitude, position, view] s'assouplir (towards sb vis-à-vis de qn) ;

3 Econ [currency, economy, market] fléchir.

Phrasal verb

■ soften up:

▶ soften up [butter, malleable substance] amollir ;

▶ soften up [sb], soften [sb] up fig affaiblir [enemy, opponent] ; attendrir [customer].

Big English-French dictionary > soften
5 quiet

1. adjective,
quieter, quietest

1) (silent) still; (not loud) leise [Schritte, Musik, Stimme, Motor, Fahrzeug]

be quiet! — (coll.) sei still od. ruhig!

quiet! — Ruhe!

keep quiet — still sein

keep something quiet, keep quiet about something — (fig.) etwas geheimhalten

2) (peaceful, not busy) ruhig

3) (gentle) sanft; (peaceful) ruhig [Kind, Person]

4) (not overt, disguised) versteckt; heimlich [Groll]

have a quiet word with somebody — mit jemandem unter vier Augen reden

on the quiet — still und heimlich

5) (not formal) zwanglos; klein [Feier]

6) (not showy) dezent [Farben, Muster]; schlicht [Eleganz, Stil]
2. noun
Ruhe, die; (silence, stillness) Stille, die
3. transitive verb
see academic.ru/59748/quieten">quieten

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1. adjective
1) (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.) ruhig

2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) ruhig

3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) ruhig

4) ((of colours) not bright.) unauffällig
2. noun
(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) die Ruhe
3. verb
((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) beruhigen

- quieten
- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet
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qui·et

[kwaɪət]

I. adj

<-er, -est>

1. (not loud) voice, appliance, machine leise

to speak in a \quiet voice leise sprechen

2. (silent) ruhig

please be \quiet Ruhe bitte!

\quiet nap BRIT (after lunch) Nachmittagsruhe f

to keep \quiet ruhig sein

they were told to keep \quiet ihnen wurde gesagt, dass sie still sein sollen

give the baby a bottle to keep her \quiet gib mal dem Baby die Flasche, damit es nicht schreit

the new teacher can't keep the children \quiet der neue Lehrer hat die Kinder nicht im Griff

a \quiet corner/place eine ruhige Ecke/ein ruhiger Platz

in \quiet contemplation in stiller Betrachtung

3. (not talkative) still; person schweigsam; child ruhig

you've been very \quiet all evening — is anything the matter? du warst den ganzen Abend sehr ruhig — ist irgendwas?

to keep \quiet about sth über etw akk Stillschweigen bewahren

if she knows something, she's keeping very \quiet about it wenn sie etwas davon weiß, so sagt sie nichts darüber

to keep sb \quiet jdn zum Schweigen bringen

4. (secret) heimlich

to feel a \quiet satisfaction eine stille Genugtuung empfinden

to have a \quiet word with sb mit jdm ein Wörtchen im Vertrauen reden fam

can I have a \quiet word with you? könnte ich Sie [mal] unter vier Augen sprechen?

to keep sth \quiet etw für sich akk behalten

5. (not ostentatious) schlicht; clothes dezent; colour gedämpft

they wanted a \quiet wedding sie wollten eine Hochzeit in kleinem Rahmen

6. (not exciting) geruhsam

it's a \quiet peaceful little village es ist ein beschaulicher und friedlicher kleiner Ort; (not busy) street, town ruhig

7.

▶ anything for a \quiet life! wenn ich doch nur eine Sekunde mal meine Ruhe hätte!

▶ as \quiet as a mouse mucksmäuschenstill fam

II. n no pl

1. (silence) Stille f

let's have some \quiet! Ruhe bitte!

2. (lack of excitement) Ruhe f

peace and \quiet Ruhe und Frieden

I just want peace and \quiet for five minutes ich will nur fünf Minuten lang meine Ruhe haben

I go camping for some peace and \quiet ich gehe zelten, weil ich ein wenig Ruhe und Stille finden möchte

3.

▶ on the \quiet heimlich

to get married on the \quiet in aller Stille heiraten

III. vt esp AM

▪ to \quiet sb/sth jdn/etw besänftigen

to \quiet children Kinder zur Ruhe bringen

IV. vi esp AM sich akk beruhigen

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['kwaɪət]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= silent) still; neighbours, person ruhig, still; engine ruhig; footsteps, music, car, voice leise

at night when the office is quiet — nachts, wenn im Büro alles still ist

double-glazing makes the house quieter — durch Doppelfenster wird das Haus ruhiger

she was as quiet as a mouse — sie war mucksmäuschenstill (inf)

(be) quiet! — Ruhe!

keep quiet! — sei still!

keep this quiet — behalts für dich

can't you keep your dog quiet? — können Sie nicht zusehen, dass ihr Hund still ist?

that book should keep him quiet for a while — das Buch sollte ihn eine Weile beschäftigt halten, mit dem Buch sollte er eine Weile zu tun haben

to keep quiet about sth — über etw (acc) nichts sagen

you've kept very quiet about it — du hast ja nicht viel darüber verlauten lassen

to go quiet — still werden; (music etc) leise werden

could you make the class quiet for a minute? —

turn the volume down quiet — dreh die Lautstärke zurück

I can't make the radio any quieter — ich kann das Radio nicht (noch) leiser stellen

2) (= peaceful) ruhig; evening geruhsam, ruhig; conscience gut, ruhig; smile leise

this town is too quiet for me — die Stadt ist mir zu ruhig

things are very quiet at the moment — im Augenblick ist nicht viel los

business is quiet — das Geschäft ist ruhig

to have a quiet mind —

he had a quiet sleep the patient had a quiet night — er hat ruhig geschlafen der Patient verbrachte eine ruhige or ungestörte Nacht

to lead a quiet life — ein ruhiges Leben führen

all quiet on the western front — im Westen nichts Neues

yesterday everything was quiet on the Syrian border — gestern herrschte Ruhe or war alles ruhig an der syrischen Grenze

I was just sitting there having a quiet drink — ich saß da und habe in aller Ruhe mein Bier etc getrunken

3) (= gentle) face, character sanft; child ruhig; horse brav, gutwillig; irony leise

4) (= unpretentious, simple) dress, tie, colour dezent; style einfach, schlicht; elegance schlicht; wedding, dinner, funeral im kleinen Rahmen

5) (= not overt) hatred, envy, despair still; resentment heimlich

I'll have a quiet word with him — ich werde mal ein Wörtchen (im Vertrauen) mit ihm reden

could we have a quiet word together some time? — könnten wir uns mal unter vier Augen unterhalten?

I caught him having a quiet drink — ich habe ihn dabei erwischt, wie er heimlich getrunken hat

they had a quiet laugh over it — sie haben im Stillen darüber gelacht

he kept the matter quiet — er behielt die Sache für sich

keep it quiet — behalte es für dich

6) (= unobtrusive, confidential) dinner ruhig, im kleinen Kreis; negotiation besonnen, vertraulich; diplomacy besonnen

there are grounds for quiet optimism — zurückhaltender Optimismus scheint angebracht or am Platz

2. n
Ruhe f
a period of quiet — eine Zeit der Stille

in the quiet of the night — in der Stille der Nacht

on the quiet —

he left on the quiet — er ist still und heimlich weggegangen

See:

→ peace

3. vt

See:

= quieten

4. vi
(US: become quiet) nachlassen, erlahmen, erlöschen
his sobs quieted — sein Schluchzen ließ nach

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quiet [ˈkwaıət]

A adj (adv quietly)

1. ruhig, still (beide auch fig Person etc)

2. ruhig, leise, geräuschlos ( auch TECH), TECH geräuschfrei:

quiet run TECH ruhiger Gang;

be quiet! sei still oder ruhig!;

quiet, please ich bitte um Ruhe!; Ruhe, bitte!;

keep quiet

a) sich ruhig verhalten, still sein,

b) den Mund halten

3. ruhig, friedlich, behaglich, beschaulich (Leben etc):

a quiet evening ein ruhiger oder geruhsamer Abend;

quiet conscience ruhiges Gewissen; → anything A 2

4. bewegungslos, still (Gewässer)

5. fig versteckt, geheim, heimlich, leise:

a quiet resentment ein heimlicher Groll;

keep sth quiet etwas geheim halten oder für sich behalten

6. ruhig, unauffällig:

quiet colo(u)rs ruhige oder gedämpfte Farben

7. WIRTSCH ruhig, still, flau (Saison etc)

B s

1. Ruhe f

2. Ruhe f, Stille f:

on the quiet umg klammheimlich; heimlich, still und leise

3. Ruhe f, Friede(n) m: → peace A 3

C v/t

1. beruhigen, zur Ruhe bringen

2. beruhigen, besänftigen

3. zum Schweigen bringen

D v/i meist quiet down ruhig oder still werden, sich beruhigen

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1. adjective,
quieter, quietest

1) (silent) still; (not loud) leise [Schritte, Musik, Stimme, Motor, Fahrzeug]

be quiet! — (coll.) sei still od. ruhig!

quiet! — Ruhe!

keep quiet — still sein

keep something quiet, keep quiet about something — (fig.) etwas geheimhalten

2) (peaceful, not busy) ruhig

3) (gentle) sanft; (peaceful) ruhig [Kind, Person]

4) (not overt, disguised) versteckt; heimlich [Groll]

have a quiet word with somebody — mit jemandem unter vier Augen reden

on the quiet — still und heimlich

5) (not formal) zwanglos; klein [Feier]

6) (not showy) dezent [Farben, Muster]; schlicht [Eleganz, Stil]
2. noun
Ruhe, die; (silence, stillness) Stille, die
3. transitive verb
see quieten

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adj.

leis adj.

ruhig adj.

still adj.

English-german dictionary > quiet
6 quiet

1. adjective
1) (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.) tranquilo; silencioso; callado

2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) tranquilo, relajado, calmado

3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) tranquilo

4) ((of colours) not bright.) discreto

2. noun
(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) tranquilidad, calma

3. verb
((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) calmar(se)

- quieten
- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet

quiet¹ adj

1. tranquilo

I had a quiet day reading at home pasé un día tranquilo leyendo en casa

2. silencioso

the streets were quiet at night las calles estaban silenciosas de noche

the engine is very quiet el motor es muy silencioso

3. callado

she's very quiet today hoy está muy callada

be quiet! ¡cállate!

El comparativo de quiet se escribe quieter; el superlativo se escribe quietest

quiet² n tranquilidad / silencio

the peace and quiet of the mountains la paz y la tranquilidad de las montañas

quiet

tr['kwaɪət]

adjective

1 (silent) callado,-a, silencioso,-a

■ he kept quiet all night estuvo callado toda la noche

2 (peaceful, calm) tranquilo,-a, sosegado,-a

■ this is a very quiet village éste es un pueblo muy tranquilo

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL apagado,-a, poco activo,-a

■ business was very quiet in the shop today las ventas han sido muy flojas en la tienda

4 (unobtrusive) callado,-a, reservado,-a

5 (tranquil, without fuss) tranquilo,-a

■ they spent a quiet evening at home pasaron una velada tranquila en casa

noun

1 (silence) silencio

2 (calm) tranquilidad nombre femenino, calma, sosiego

transitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL calmar, silenciar

■ she quieted the baby down calmó a la criatura

intransitive verb

1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL calmarse

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

on the quiet a la chita callando, a hurtadillas, en secreto, sigilosamente

■ he did it on the quiet lo hizo en secreto

quiet v ['kwaɪət] vt

1) silence: hacer callar, acallar

2) calm: calmar, tranquilizar

quiet vi

to quiet down : calmarse, tranquilizarse

quiet adv

: silenciosamente

a quiet-running engine: un motor silencioso

quiet adj

1) calm: tranquilo, calmoso

2) mild: sosegado, suave

a quiet disposition: un temperamento sosegado

3) silent: silencioso

4) unobtrusive: discreto

5) secluded: aislado

a quiet nook: un rincón aislado

♦ quietly adv

quiet n

1) calm: calma f, tranquilidad f

2) silence: silencio m

quiet

adj.

• apagado, -a adj.

• callado, -a adj.

• calmoso, -a adj.

• deslucido, -a adj.

• encalmado, -a adj.

• modoso, -a adj.

• pacato, -a adj.

• quedo, -a adj.

• quieto, -a adj.

• reposado, -a adj.

• silencioso, -a adj.

• sordo, -a adj.

• sosegado, -a adj.

• suave adj.

• tranquilo, -a adj.

n.

• descanso s.m.

• poso s.m.

• quietud s.f.

• reposo s.m.

• silencio s.m.

• sosiego s.m.

• tranquilidad s.f.

v.

• acallar v.

• allanar v.

• aquietar v.

• callar v.

• calmar v.

• silenciar v.

• sosegar v.

'kwaɪət
I

adjective

1)

a) ( silent) < street> silencioso

isn't it quiet in here! — qué silencio hay aquí!

be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!

I couldn't keep the children quiet — no logré que los niños mantuvieran silencio

he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

I kept quiet about the bill — no dije nada de lo de la factura

b) ( not loud) < engine> silencioso

he has a very quiet voice — habla muy bajo, tiene una voz muy suave

keep it quiet! — no hagan or (Esp tb) hagáis ruido!

c) ( not boisterous) < manner> tranquilo, sosegado

you're very quiet today — hoy estás muy callada

he's a quiet boy — es un chico muy callado

2)

a) ( peaceful) tranquilo

let's just go for a quiet drink — vamos a tomarnos tranquilamente una copa

I finally bought it for him: anything for a quiet life — al final se lo compré: con tal de que me dejara en paz...!

they had a quiet wedding — la boda se celebró en la intimidad

to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila

b) ( not busy) < day> tranquilo

c) ( private) en privado

I'd like a quiet word with you — me gustaría hablar contigo en privado

II

mass noun

a) ( silence) silencio m

on the quiet — a escondidas, con disimulo

b) (peace, tranquillity) tranquilidad f, calma f, sosiego m

III
1.

(AmE) transitive verb

a) ( silence) \<\<uproar/protests\>\> acallar; \<\<class\>\> hacer* callar

b) ( calm) \<\<horse/person\>\> tranquilizar*; \<\<fear/suspicion\>\> disipar

2.

vi ( become calmer) \<\<person/animal\>\> tranquilizarse*; \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar, calmarse

Phrasal Verbs:

- quiet down

['kwaɪǝt]
1. ADJ
(compar quieter) (superl quietest)
1) (=not loud) [engine] silencioso; [music] tranquilo, suave; [tone] bajo, quedo liter; [laughter] suave

• he said in a quiet voice — dijo en (un) tono bajo

2) (=silent)

a) [person] callado

• to be quiet — estar callado

you're very quiet today — hoy estás muy callado

be quiet! — ¡cállate!, ¡silencio!

• to go quiet — quedarse callado

• to keep or stay quiet — (=say nothing) quedarse callado; (=not make a noise) no hacer ruido

to keep quiet about sth — no decir nada acerca de algo

to keep sb quiet: they paid him £1,000 to keep him quiet — le pagaron 1000 libras para que se callara

that book should keep him quiet for a while — ese libro le tendrá entretenido durante un rato

I gave him a biscuit to keep him quiet — le di una galleta para que estuviese entretenido

b)

to keep sth quiet: keep it quiet — no se lo digas a nadie

he managed to keep the whole thing quiet — consiguió que nadie se enterara del asunto

the government has tried to keep the matter quiet — el gobierno ha intentado mantener el asunto en secreto

c) [place] silencioso

it was dark and the streets were quiet — era de noche y las calles estaban silenciosas

isn't it quiet! — ¡qué silencio!

- it was quiet as the grave

3) (=peaceful, not busy) [life, night, village, area] tranquilo

they lead a quiet life — llevan una vida tranquila

he'll do anything for a quiet life — hará lo que sea para que lo dejen en paz

the patient has had a quiet night — el paciente ha pasado una noche tranquila

this town is too quiet for me — esta ciudad es demasiado tranquila para mí

the shops will be quieter today — las tiendas estarán más tranquilas hoy, hoy habrá menos jaleo en las tiendas

business is quiet at this time of year — hay poco movimiento en esta época

• everybody needs a quiet time — todo el mundo necesita un rato de tranquilidad

those were quiet times — aquel fue un tiempo de tranquilidad

- all quiet on the Western front

4) (=calm, placid) [person] callado; [temperament] tranquilo, sosegado; [dog, horse] manso

my daughter is a very quiet girl — mi hija es una chica muy callada

we have very quiet neighbours — tenemos unos vecinos muy tranquilos

5) (=discreet) [manner, decor, style] discreto; [clothes, dress] discreto, no llamativo; [colour] suave, apagado; [despair] callado; [optimism] comedido; [ceremony] íntimo

the decoration was in quiet good taste — la decoración era de un gusto discreto

with quiet humour he said... — con un humor discreto dijo...

we had a quiet lunch/supper — comimos/cenamos en la intimidad

it was a quiet funeral/wedding — el funeral/la boda se celebró en la intimidad

• to have a quiet dig at sb — burlarse discretamente de algn

• we had a quiet laugh over it — nos reímos en privado

• I'll have a quiet word with him — hablaré discretamente con él

2. N

1) (=silence) silencio m

let's have complete quiet for a few minutes — vamos a tener unos minutos de completo silencio

in the quiet of the night — en el silencio de la noche

• on the quiet — a escondidas

2) (=peacefulness) tranquilidad f

there was a period of quiet after the fighting — hubo un periodo de tranquilidad tras los enfrentamientos
peace
3.

VT
(US) = quieten 1.
4.

VI
(US) = quieten 2.
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['kwaɪət]
I

adjective

1)

a) ( silent) < street> silencioso

isn't it quiet in here! — qué silencio hay aquí!

be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!

I couldn't keep the children quiet — no logré que los niños mantuvieran silencio

he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

I kept quiet about the bill — no dije nada de lo de la factura

b) ( not loud) < engine> silencioso

he has a very quiet voice — habla muy bajo, tiene una voz muy suave

keep it quiet! — no hagan or (Esp tb) hagáis ruido!

c) ( not boisterous) < manner> tranquilo, sosegado

you're very quiet today — hoy estás muy callada

he's a quiet boy — es un chico muy callado

2)

a) ( peaceful) tranquilo

let's just go for a quiet drink — vamos a tomarnos tranquilamente una copa

I finally bought it for him: anything for a quiet life — al final se lo compré: con tal de que me dejara en paz...!

they had a quiet wedding — la boda se celebró en la intimidad

to lead a quiet life — llevar una vida tranquila

b) ( not busy) < day> tranquilo

c) ( private) en privado

I'd like a quiet word with you — me gustaría hablar contigo en privado

II

mass noun

a) ( silence) silencio m

on the quiet — a escondidas, con disimulo

b) (peace, tranquillity) tranquilidad f, calma f, sosiego m

III
1.

(AmE) transitive verb

a) ( silence) \<\<uproar/protests\>\> acallar; \<\<class\>\> hacer* callar

b) ( calm) \<\<horse/person\>\> tranquilizar*; \<\<fear/suspicion\>\> disipar

2.

vi ( become calmer) \<\<person/animal\>\> tranquilizarse*; \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar, calmarse

Phrasal Verbs:

- quiet down

English-spanish dictionary > quiet
7 quiet

quiet [ˈkwaɪət]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not loud) [voice] bas ( basse f) ; [music] doux ( douce f) ; [sound] léger

   b. ( = not noisy, not busy) [street, room, village, neighbour] calme

• isn't it quiet! quel calme !

• try to be a little quieter essayez de faire moins de bruit

• this town is too quiet for me cette ville est trop calme pour moi

   c. ( = silent) to be quiet [person] être silencieux

• you're very quiet today tu ne dis pas grand-chose aujourd'hui

• be quiet! silence !

• to keep quiet garder le silence

• it was quiet as the grave il y avait un silence de mort

   d. ( = placid) [person] calme

   e. ( = discreet) [optimism] discret (- ète f)

• the wedding was very quiet le mariage a été célébré dans l'intimité

• "yes" he said with a quiet smile « oui » dit-il avec un petit sourire

• to have a quiet word with sb parler en particulier avec qn

• to keep quiet about sth ( = not tell) ne pas ébruiter qch

   f. ( = untroubled) [night] paisible ; [life] tranquille

2. noun

   a. ( = silence) silence m

• let's have complete quiet for a few minutes faisons silence complet pendant quelques minutes

   b. ( = peace) calme m

• there was a period of quiet after the fighting il y a eu une accalmie après les combats

   c. on the quiet (inf) en cachette

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['kwaɪət] 1.
noun

1) ( silence) silence m

quiet please! — silence, s'il vous plaît!

2) ( peace) tranquillité f

3) (colloq) ( secret)

to do something on the quiet — faire quelque chose discrètement
2.
adjective

1) ( silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuse

to keep quiet — garder le silence

to 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/-ète

in a quiet voice — à voix basse

to keep the children quiet — [activity] tenir les enfants tranquilles

3) ( discreet) [diplomacy] discret/-ète; [deal] en privé; [confidence] serein; [despair] voilé; [colour] sobre

to have a quiet word with somebody — prendre quelqu'un à part pour lui parler

4) ( calm) [village, holiday, night, life] tranquille

the stock market is quiet — la Bourse est calme

5) ( for few people) [meal] intime; [wedding] célébré dans l'intimité

6) ( docile) [pony] paisible

7) ( secret)

to keep [something] quiet — ne pas divulguer [plans]; garder [quelque chose] secret/-ète [engagement]
3.
transitive verb US = quieten

English-French dictionary > quiet
8 come to terms

1) (with smb.) пойти на уступки (кому-л.); договориться, прийти к соглашению (тж. make terms with smb.)

...we came to terms and struck the bargain. (Th. Hardy, ‘A Tragedy of Two Ambitions’, ch. II) —...мы пришли к соглашению и заключили сделку.

...he meant to fight them to the death unless they could come to some sort of terms. (W. Howells, ‘The Rise of Silas Lapham’, ch. XXV) —...он намеревался беспощадно бороться с ними, если они не пойдут на уступки.

2) (with smth.) примириться с чем-л.; привыкнуть к чему-л.

And yet, of late, since she had been round the world, he had seemed to notice something quieter and more solid in her conduct, as if settled purposes were pushing up, and she were coming to terms at last with her daily life. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. XI) — И все-таки за последнее время, после путешествия вокруг света, он как будто улавливал в поведении Флер что-то более спокойное и устойчивое, словно определились для нее какие-то ценности, примирявшие ее с ее собственной жизнью.

...she liked the country even less than Mrs Clive, who was gradually coming to terms with it. (M. Dickens, ‘The Landlord's Daughter’, ch. 2) —...Рите эти места нравились меньше, чем миссис Клайв, которая успела привыкнуть к ним.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > come to terms

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