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1 ♦ prayer
♦ prayer /ˈprɛə(r)/n.1 preghiera; orazione; prece (lett.): to say one's prayers, dire le preghiere; My prayer was answered, la mia preghiera è stata esaudita; evening prayer, preghiera della sera; (al pl.) vespro; morning prayer, mattutino; silent prayer, muta preghiera● prayer beads, i grani del rosario □ the prayer book, il libro delle preghiere □ the Prayer Book (o the Book of Common Prayer), il Libro delle Preghiere NOTE DI CULTURA: = Book of Common Prayer ► book □ prayer carpet (o rug), tappeto di preghiera ( usato dai musulmani) □ prayer meeting, incontro di preghiera □ prayer wheel, mulino di preghiera, cilindro da preghiere ( usato dai buddisti). -
2 ♦ silent
♦ silent /ˈsaɪlənt/A a.1 silenzioso; silente (poet.); taciturno; tacito; zitto: He is always silent, è sempre silenzioso; silent longing, tacito desiderio; to be silent, tacere; to remain silent, rimanere zitto; far silenzio; to be silent about (o on) passar sotto silenzio; non parlare di; non toccare (fig.): The report was silent on this matter, la relazione non ha toccato (o ha sorvolato su) questo argomento; to fall silent, azzittirsi; tacere; to keep silent, tacere; stare zitto; Keep silent!, silenzio!; zitti!2 (fig., anche fon.) muto: a silent prayer, una muta preghiera; a silent film, un film muto; a silent letter, una lettera muta ( che non si pronuncia)B n. (fam.)● (fin., USA) silent partner, socio accomandante; socio non operante ( che dà soltanto un apporto di capitale) □ (fam.) the Silent Service, l'Arma sottomarina □ (leg.) silent vote, voto segreto □ (leg., di un indagato) the right to remain silent, il diritto di non parlaresilently avv. silentness n. [u]. -
3 silent
['saɪlənt]1) (quiet) [engine, person, room] silenziosoto remain o stay silent rimanere silenzioso; to fall silent — [room, person] farsi silenzioso
2) (taciturn) taciturno3) (unexpressed) [disapproval, prayer] muto4) cinem.5) ling. muto••* * *[-t]1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) silenzioso2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) silenzioso3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) silenzioso* * *['saɪlənt]1) (quiet) [engine, person, room] silenziosoto remain o stay silent rimanere silenzioso; to fall silent — [room, person] farsi silenzioso
2) (taciturn) taciturno3) (unexpressed) [disapproval, prayer] muto4) cinem.5) ling. muto•• -
4 silent *** si·lent adj
['saɪlənt]silent "h" — "h" muta
to keep or remain silent — tacere, stare zitto (-a)
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