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1 silent
adjectivebe silent — (say nothing) schweigen; (be still) still sein; (not be working) [Maschine:] stillstehen; [Waffen:] schweigen
keep or remain silent — (lit. or fig.) schweigen; [jemand, der verhört wird:] beharrlich schweigen
2) (taciturn) schweigsam3) (Ling.) stumm4) (Cinemat.)silent film — Stummfilm, der
* * *[-t]1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.)2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) schweigsam3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) ruhig* * *si·lent[ˈsaɪlənt]the empty house was completely \silent in dem leeren Haus herrschte absolute Stilleto keep \silent still sein, sich akk still verhalten2. (not talking) schweigsam, still▪ to be \silent schweigento be \silent as the grave schweigen wie ein Grab▪ to be \silent on [or about] sth über etw akk verschwiegen sein, sich akk über etw akk ausschweigento fall \silent in Schweigen verfallento go \silent verstummento keep \silent about sth sich akk über etw akk nicht äußern; (on a confidential matter) über etw akk Stillschweigen bewahren geh* * *['saɪlənt]1. adjto fall or become silent — still werden; (people also, guns) verstummen
to keep or remain silent — still sein or bleiben, sich still verhalten
be silent! —
the guns are silent — die Waffen schweigen
his father was the strong silent type — sein Vater war ein schweigsamer, willensstarker Typ
2)(= not giving comment)
to be silent —to be silent about or on sth — über etw (acc) schweigen or Stillschweigen bewahren
to keep or remain silent — nichts sagen, sich nicht äußern
he kept completely silent when questioned — er sagte kein einziges Wort or überhaupt nichts, als man ihn verhörte
to give sb the silent treatment — jdn mit Schweigen strafen
a silent witness — ein stummer Zeuge, eine stumme Zeugin
4) (FILM)5) (LING= not pronounced)
silent letter — stummer Buchstabethe "k" is silent in the word "knee" —
silent "h" — stummes "h"
2. pl (Brit FILM)die Stummfilme pl* * *silent [ˈsaılənt]A adj (adv silently)1. still, ruhig, schweigsam:be silent! sei(d) still!;the silent majority die schweigende Mehrheit7. Stummfilm…:silent film → BB s Stummfilm m* * *adjective1) stumm; (noiseless) unhörbar; (still) stillbe silent — (say nothing) schweigen; (be still) still sein; (not be working) [Maschine:] stillstehen; [Waffen:] schweigen
keep or remain silent — (lit. or fig.) schweigen; [jemand, der verhört wird:] beharrlich schweigen
2) (taciturn) schweigsam3) (Ling.) stumm4) (Cinemat.)silent film — Stummfilm, der
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2 silent
1) ( without noise) still;( not active) ruhig;the empty house was completely \silent in dem leeren Haus herrschte absolute Stille;to keep \silent still sein, sich akk still verhalten2) ( not talking) schweigsam, still;to be \silent schweigen;to be \silent as the grave schweigen wie ein Grab;to fall \silent in Schweigen verfallen;to go \silent verstummen; -
3 silent
germ. hleuþa-; sweiga-; þagula-------------------------------------be {(V.)} silentgerm. silēn; slaw-------------------------------------keep {(V.)} silentgerm. swīgēn; swīgæn; þagēn------------------------------------make {(V.)} silentgerm. swaigjan -
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5 silent
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6 silent
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8 silent
stummEnglish-German dictionary of linguistics and dialectology > silent
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9 silent meeting
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10 silent block
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent block
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11 silent zone
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent zone
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12 silent butler
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13 silent service
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14 silent partner
silent partner (AE) ECON, FIN, GEN, LAW stiller Gesellschafter m, stille Gesellschafterin f, stiller Teilhaber m, stille Teilhaberin f (cf sleeping partner BE)Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > silent partner
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15 silent salesperson
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > silent salesperson
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16 silent area
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent area
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17 silent discharge
silent discharge Dunkelentladung fEnglish-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent discharge
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18 silent mode
silent mode KM Stummschaltungs-Betriebsart f (Handy sendet keine Klingeltöne aus und vibriert nicht)English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent mode
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19 silent period
silent period Funkstille fEnglish-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent period
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20 silent shaft
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > silent shaft
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