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1 quieten down
1) (become calm) [person, activity] calmarsi2) (fall silent) tacere; quieten down [sb., sth.], quieten [sb., sth.] down3) (calm) calmare [baby, animal]4) (silence) fare tacere [child, class]* * *1) (become calm) [person, activity] calmarsi2) (fall silent) tacere; quieten down [sb., sth.], quieten [sb., sth.] down3) (calm) calmare [baby, animal]4) (silence) fare tacere [child, class] -
2 quieten
['kwaɪətn]1) (calm) calmare [child, animal]3) (silence) fare tacere [critics, children]•* * *1) ((often with down) to make or become quiet: I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom.) calmare, calmarsi2) (to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).) placare* * *['kwaɪətn]1) (calm) calmare [child, animal]3) (silence) fare tacere [critics, children]• -
3 quieten qui·et·en
['kwaɪət(ə)n]1. vt(also: quieten down) calmare, placare2. vi(also: quieten down) calmarsi -
4 pipe down
(quieten down) abbassare la voce, fare meno chiasso* * *vi + advfam fare silenzio* * *(quieten down) abbassare la voce, fare meno chiasso -
5 (to) quieten
(to) quieten /ˈkwaɪətn/A v. t.acquietare; chetare; calmare; placare; rabbonire: He quietened the angry crowd, ha placato la folla adirataB v. i.( di solito to quieten down) acquietarsi; calmarsi; placarsi: at last the children quietened down, alla fine i bambini si sono calmati. -
6 (to) quieten
(to) quieten /ˈkwaɪətn/A v. t.acquietare; chetare; calmare; placare; rabbonire: He quietened the angry crowd, ha placato la folla adirataB v. i.( di solito to quieten down) acquietarsi; calmarsi; placarsi: at last the children quietened down, alla fine i bambini si sono calmati. -
7 quiet
I 1. ['kwaɪət]1) (silent) [person, room] quieto, silenziosoto keep o stay quiet rimanere in silenzio; to go quiet [person, assembly] tacere; the room went quiet nella stanza si fece silenzio; to keep [sb.] quiet fare tacere [dog, child]; be quiet! — silenzio!
2) (not noisy) [ voice] basso; [ engine] silenzioso; [ music] tranquillo; [cough, laugh] discreto3) (discreet) [ diplomacy] discreto, riservato; [ deal] riservato, fatto in privato; [ confidence] pacato, sereno; [ despair] velato, dissimulato; [ colour] sobrio, discretoI had a quiet laugh over it — ne ho riso fra me e me o sotto i baffi
to have a quiet word with sb. — parlare con qcn. in privato
5) (for few people) [meal, wedding] intimo7) (secret)2.to keep [sth.] quiet — tenere segreto, non divulgare [ plans]; tenere segreto [ engagement]
1) (silence) quiete f., silenzio m.quiet please! — silenzio, per favore!
2) (peace) calma f., tranquillità f.3) colloq. (secret)II ['kwaɪət]on the quiet — di nascosto, segretamente
* * *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.) calmo, tranquillo2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) tranquillo3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) tranquillo4) ((of colours) not bright.) tenue, sobrio2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) calma, quiete3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) calmare, calmarsi- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet* * *I 1. ['kwaɪət]1) (silent) [person, room] quieto, silenziosoto keep o stay quiet rimanere in silenzio; to go quiet [person, assembly] tacere; the room went quiet nella stanza si fece silenzio; to keep [sb.] quiet fare tacere [dog, child]; be quiet! — silenzio!
2) (not noisy) [ voice] basso; [ engine] silenzioso; [ music] tranquillo; [cough, laugh] discreto3) (discreet) [ diplomacy] discreto, riservato; [ deal] riservato, fatto in privato; [ confidence] pacato, sereno; [ despair] velato, dissimulato; [ colour] sobrio, discretoI had a quiet laugh over it — ne ho riso fra me e me o sotto i baffi
to have a quiet word with sb. — parlare con qcn. in privato
5) (for few people) [meal, wedding] intimo7) (secret)2.to keep [sth.] quiet — tenere segreto, non divulgare [ plans]; tenere segreto [ engagement]
1) (silence) quiete f., silenzio m.quiet please! — silenzio, per favore!
2) (peace) calma f., tranquillità f.3) colloq. (secret)II ['kwaɪət]on the quiet — di nascosto, segretamente
См. также в других словарях:
quieten down — [phrasal verb] Brit : to become quiet or quieter The children quietened down after dinner. • • • Main Entry: ↑quieten … Useful english dictionary
quieten down — PHR V ERG If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active. [mainly BRIT] [V P] The labour unrest which swept the country last week has quietened down... [V n P] Somehow I managed to quieten … English dictionary
quieten down — verb a) To become quieter As the lights dimmed the general noise quietened down. b) To reduce intensity of an activity. Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down … Wiktionary
quieten — qui|et|en [ˈkwaıətn] v BrE quiet AmE 1.) [I and T] also quieten down BrE to become calmer and less noisy or active, or to make someone or something do this ▪ Javed Miandad appealed for calm, but he failed to quieten the protesters. ▪ Quiet down… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quieten — UK [ˈkwaɪət(ə)n] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms quieten : present tense I/you/we/they quieten he/she/it quietens present participle quietening past tense quietened past participle quietened 1) quieten or quieten down to become… … English dictionary
quieten — [[t]kwa͟ɪ͟ət(ə)n[/t]] quietens, quietening, quietened 1) V ERG If you quieten someone or something, or if they quieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent. [mainly BRIT] [V n] She tried to quieten her breathing... A man… … English dictionary
quieten — also quiet AmE verb 1 also quieten down (I, T) to become less noisy or less active, or to make someone or something do this: The chatter quietened briefly when she came into the room. | Things tend to quieten down after the Christmas rush. 2 (T)… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quieten — quiet, quieten As a verb, quiet has been used transitively (with an object) since the 16c in the meaning ‘to make (someone or something) quiet’, and is still in use in this sense: • The unexpectedness of this departure from the routine at first… … Modern English usage
quieten — [ˈkwaɪət(ə)n] verb [I/T] British to become calmer or less noisy, or to make someone do this • quieten (sb/sth) down … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌquieten (sb/sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb same as quieten … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
quieten — quietener, n. /kwuy i tn/, Chiefly Brit. v.i. 1. to become quiet (often fol. by down). v.t. 2. to make quiet. [1820 30; QUIET1 + EN1] * * * … Universalium