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silence+(noun)

  • 1 silence

    1. noun
    1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) σιωπή
    2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) σιωπή
    2. verb
    (to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) επιβάλλω σιγή,κάνω(κάποιον)μα σωπάσει
    3. interjection
    (be silent!) σιωπή!
    - silent
    - silently
    - in silence

    English-Greek dictionary > silence

  • 2 hush

    1. interjection
    (be quiet; silence: Hush! Don't wake the baby.) σιωπή!
    2. noun
    (silence: A hush came over the room.) σιωπή,σιγαλιά
    - hush up

    English-Greek dictionary > hush

  • 3 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) σπάζω, κομματιάζω
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) χωρίζω, ανοίγω
    3) (to make or become unusable.) χαλώ
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) αθετώ, παραβιάζω
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) καταρρίπτω, σπάζω
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) διακόπτω
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) σπάζω
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ανακοινώνω
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) χοντραίνω, «βαθαίνω»
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ανακόπτω, κοπάζω
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) ξεσπώ
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) παύση, διακοπή, διάλειμμα
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) αλλαγή
    3) (an opening.) άνοιγμα
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) ευκαιρία
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) εύθραυστο αντικείμενο
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

    English-Greek dictionary > break

  • 4 bridge

    [bri‹] 1. noun
    1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) γέφυρα
    2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) γέφυρα πλοίου
    3) (the bony part (of the nose).) ράχη της μύτης
    4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) καβαλάρης μουσικού οργάνου
    2. verb
    1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) χτίζω γέφυρα πάνω από
    2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) γεφυρώνω

    English-Greek dictionary > bridge

  • 5 lapse

    [læps] 1. verb
    1) (to cease to exist, often because of lack of effort: His insurance policy had lapsed and was not renewed.) εκπνέω
    2) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) πέφτω
    2. noun
    1) (a mistake or failure (in behaviour, memory etc): a lapse of memory.) λάθος, ολίσθημα, παραδρομή
    2) (a passing away (of time): I saw him again after a lapse of five years.) πάροδος

    English-Greek dictionary > lapse

  • 6 moment

    ['məumənt]
    1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) στιγμή
    2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) στιγμή
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    - momentarily
    - momentous
    - momentously
    - at the moment
    - the moment that
    - the moment

    English-Greek dictionary > moment

  • 7 rap

    [ræp] 1. noun
    (a quick, brief knock or tap: He heard a rap on the door.) απότομο χτύπημα
    2. verb
    (to hit or knock quickly and briefly: The teacher rapped the child's fingers with a ruler; He rapped on the table and called for silence.) χτυπώ απότομα, ραπίζω

    English-Greek dictionary > rap

  • 8 reign

    [rein] 1. noun
    (the time during which a king or queen rules: in the reign of Queen Victoria.) βασιλεία
    2. verb
    1) (to rule, as a king or queen: The king reigned (over his people) for forty years.) βασιλεύω
    2) (to be present or exist: Silence reigned at last.) βασιλεύω, επικρατώ

    English-Greek dictionary > reign

  • 9 vow

    1. noun
    (a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.)
    2. verb
    1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.)
    2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.)

    English-Greek dictionary > vow

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  • silence — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin silentium, from silent , silens Date: 13th century 1. forbearance from speech or noise ; muteness often used interjectionally 2. absence of sound or noise ; stillness < in the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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