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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
См. также в других словарях:
placid — PLACÍD, Ă, placizi, de, adj. Calm, potolit, liniştit, blajin; exagerat de calm, indiferent, flegmatic, pasiv. – Din fr. placide. Trimis de RACAI, 21.10.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 PLACÍD adj. 1. v. indiferent. 2. v. calm. 3. v. monoton … Dicționar Român
Placid — (Jean François Duval) est un illustrateur, peintre et dessinateur français. Son pseudonyme vient du journal Pif Gadget où étaient publiées les aventures de Placid et Muzo . Sommaire 1 Publications 1.1 Albums 1.2 Participations … Wikipédia en Français
Placid — is a masculine given name, and may refer to:* John Placid Adelham (17th century), English Protestant minister * Saint Placid (6th century), Italian Christian monkee also* Lake Placid … Wikipedia
Placid — Plac id, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild, from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.] Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle. That placid aspect and meek regard. Milton.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
placid — I adjective at peace, balmy, calm, calmative, collected, composed, cool, easeful, easygoing, equable, even, gentle, halcyon, halcyonian, imperturable, irenic, irenical, meek, mild, motionless, pacific, paradisiacal, pastoral, patient, peaceable,… … Law dictionary
placid — (adj.) 1620s, from Fr. placide, from L. placidus pleasing, gentle, from placere to please (see PLEASE (Cf. please)). Related: Placidity; placidly … Etymology dictionary
placid — *calm, tranquil, serene, peaceful, halcyon Analogous words: imperturbable, nonchalant, *cool, collected, composed: gentle, mild, lenient, smooth (see SOFT): *steady, equable, even, constant Antonyms: choleric (of persons): ruffled (of things) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
placid — [adj] calm, mild collected, composed, cool*, cool as a cucumber*, detached, easygoing, equable, even, even tempered, gentle, halcyon, hushed, imperturbable, irenic, peaceful, poised, quiet, restful, self possessed, serene, still, tranquil;… … New thesaurus
placid — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not easily upset or excited; calm. DERIVATIVES placidity noun placidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin placidus, from placere to please … English terms dictionary
Placid — [plas′id] Lake [descriptive] lake in NE N.Y., in the Adirondacks: resort area: c. 4 mi (6.4 km) long … English World dictionary
placid — [plas′id] adj. [L placidus, akin to placere, to PLEASE] undisturbed; tranquil; calm; quiet SYN. CALM placidity [plə sid′ə tē] n. placidness placidly adv … English World dictionary
