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1. adjective1) (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; callado2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) tranquilo, relajado, calmado3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) tranquilo4) ((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
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quiet1 adj1. tranquilo2. silencioso3. calladobe quiet! ¡cállate!quiet2 n tranquilidad / silenciotr['kwaɪət]1 (silent) callado,-a, silencioso,-a2 (peaceful, calm) tranquilo,-a, sosegado,-a3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL apagado,-a, poco activo,-a4 (unobtrusive) callado,-a, reservado,-a5 (tranquil, without fuss) tranquilo,-a1 (silence) silencio2 (calm) tranquilidad nombre femenino, calma, sosiego1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL calmar, silenciar1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL calmarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the quiet a la chita callando, a hurtadillas, en secreto, sigilosamentequiet v ['kwaɪət] vt1) silence: hacer callar, acallar2) calm: calmar, tranquilizarquiet vito quiet down : calmarse, tranquilizarsequiet adv: silenciosamentea quiet-running engine: un motor silenciosoquiet adj1) calm: tranquilo, calmoso2) mild: sosegado, suavea quiet disposition: un temperamento sosegado3) silent: silencioso4) unobtrusive: discreto5) secluded: aisladoa quiet nook: un rincón aislado♦ quietly advquiet n1) calm: calma f, tranquilidad f2) silence: silencio madj.• 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
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1)be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!
he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran
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, sosegado2)a) ( peaceful) tranquiloI finally bought it for him: anything for a quiet life — al final se lo compré: con tal de que me dejara en paz...!
c) ( private) en privado
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mass nouna) ( silence) silencio mon the quiet — a escondidas, con disimulo
b) (peace, tranquillity) tranquilidad f, calma f, sosiego m
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(AmE) transitive verba) ( silence) \<\<uproar/protests\>\> acallar; \<\<class\>\> hacer* callarb) ( calm) \<\<horse/person\>\> tranquilizar*; \<\<fear/suspicion\>\> disipar
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vi ( become calmer) \<\<person/animal\>\> tranquilizarse*; \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar, calmarsePhrasal Verbs:['kwaɪǝt]1. ADJ(compar quieter) (superl quietest)1) (=not loud) [engine] silencioso; [music] tranquilo, suave; [tone] bajo, quedo liter; [laughter] suave2) (=silent)a) [person] callado•
to be quiet — estar calladobe quiet! — ¡cállate!, ¡silencio!
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to go quiet — quedarse calladoto keep sb quiet: they paid him £1,000 to keep him quiet — le pagaron 1000 libras para que se callara
b)to keep sth quiet: keep it quiet — no se lo digas a nadie
the government has tried to keep the matter quiet — el gobierno ha intentado mantener el asunto en secreto
c) [place] silenciosoisn't it quiet! — ¡qué silencio!
3) (=peaceful, not busy) [life, night, village, area] tranquilothe shops will be quieter today — las tiendas estarán más tranquilas hoy, hoy habrá menos jaleo en las tiendas
4) (=calm, placid) [person] callado; [temperament] tranquilo, sosegado; [dog, horse] manso5) (=discreet) [manner, decor, style] discreto; [clothes, dress] discreto, no llamativo; [colour] suave, apagado; [despair] callado; [optimism] comedido; [ceremony] íntimowith 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
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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 él2. N1) (=silence) silencio m•
on the quiet — a escondidas2) (=peacefulness) tranquilidad fpeacethere was a period of quiet after the fighting — hubo un periodo de tranquilidad tras los enfrentamientos
3.VT(US) = quieten 1.4.VI(US) = quieten 2.* * *['kwaɪət]
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1)be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!
he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran
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, sosegado2)a) ( peaceful) tranquiloI finally bought it for him: anything for a quiet life — al final se lo compré: con tal de que me dejara en paz...!
c) ( private) en privado
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mass nouna) ( silence) silencio mon the quiet — a escondidas, con disimulo
b) (peace, tranquillity) tranquilidad f, calma f, sosiego m
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(AmE) transitive verba) ( silence) \<\<uproar/protests\>\> acallar; \<\<class\>\> hacer* callarb) ( calm) \<\<horse/person\>\> tranquilizar*; \<\<fear/suspicion\>\> disipar
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vi ( become calmer) \<\<person/animal\>\> tranquilizarse*; \<\<wind/storm\>\> amainar, calmarsePhrasal Verbs: -
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adj.1 tranquilo(a) (not loud) (person, music); bajo(a) (voice); silencioso(a) (engine)2 discreto(a) (discreet)3 tranquilo(a) (peaceful)4 inactivo(a), poco animado(a) (business, market)5 quieto, calmo, descansado, manso.6 callado, calmado, silencioso, calladito.7 sereno, tranquilo.intj.1 silencio.2 quedo, paz.s.1 silencio, tranquilidad.2 quietud, serenidad, calma, tranquilidad.3 reposo.v.1 aquietar, calmar, silenciar, tranquilizar.2 callar.(pt & pp quieted) -
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6 quiet down
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7 quiet the anger of
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8 quiet alert
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9 quiet mode
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10 quiet running
nAUTO, MECH ENG, VEH funcionamiento silencioso m, funcionamiento suave m, marcha silenciosa f, marcha suave f -
11 quiet take-off and landing aircraft
AIR TRANSP avión de despegue y aterrizaje silencioso m (QTOL)English-Spanish technical dictionary > quiet take-off and landing aircraft
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12 quiet water
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13 quiet sun
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15 quiet channel
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16 quiet down
v.1 calmarse, tranquilizarse, sosegarse, sosegarse lentamente.2 tranquilizar, serenar, sosegar.-> quieten down -
17 quiet enjoyment
s.posesión pacífica, goce pacífico, goce tranquilo, quieta y pacífica posesión. -
18 quiet life
s.1 vida tranquila, vida pacífica.2 vida canonicial, vida de canónigo. -
19 quiet market
s.mercado inactivo. -
20 quiet period
s.período en que no se permite publicidad.
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