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4 silent
-t1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) silencioso2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) callado3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) silenciososilent adj1. silencioso2. calladoshe remained silent estuvo callada / guardó silencio3. mudotr['saɪlənt]1 (thing, place, taciturn person) silencioso,-a2 (not speaking) callado,-a3 (film, consonant) mudo,-a; (prayer) silencioso,-a■ in "debt" the letter "b" is silent la "b" de "debt" no se pronuncia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe silent majority la mayoría silenciosato be silent callarsesilent partner socio,-a comanditario,-asilent ['saɪlənt] adj1) : calladoto remain silent: quedarse callado, guardar silencio2) quiet, still: silencioso3) mute: mudoa silent letter: una letra mudaadj.• callado, -a adj.• comanditario, -a adj.• mudo, -a adj.• silencioso, -a adj.• sordo, -a adj.'saɪlənta) (noiseless, still) <night/forest> silenciosob) ( not speaking) <gesture/protest> mudo['saɪlǝnt]1. ADJ1) (=noiseless, soundless)•
to be silent — [person] quedarse callado; [place, room, street] estar en silenciothe guns have fallen silent — el tiroteo ha cesado, las armas han quedado en silencio liter
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I've remained silent for too long on this issue — he guardado silencio sobre este asunto por demasiado tiempoyou have the right to remain silent — tiene derecho a permanecer callado, no está obligado a responder
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to bear silent witness to sth — ser mudo testigo de algo- be as silent as the grave or tomb2) (=wordless) [prayer, march, vigil] silencioso; [contempt, protest] mudo•
silent tears ran down her cheeks — las lágrimas le corrían silenciosas por la cara•
to pay silent tribute to sb — homenajear en silencio a algn3) (Cine) [film, movie] mudo4) (Ling) [letter] mudothe "k" in knee is silent — la "k" en "knee" es muda or no se pronuncia
2.N* * *['saɪlənt]a) (noiseless, still) <night/forest> silenciosob) ( not speaking) <gesture/protest> mudo -
5 taciturna
taciturno,-a adjetivo
1 (melancólico, triste) gloom, gloomy
2 (silencioso, reservado) silent, uncommunicative, taciturn
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taciturn — TACITÚRN, Ă, taciturni, e, adj. Care vorbeşte puţin, tăcut din fire, închis în sine, posac. – Din fr. taciturne, lat. taciturnus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 04.12.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 Taciturn ≠ comunicativ, flecar, guraliv, limbut, palavragiu,… … Dicționar Român
Taciturn — Tac i*turn, a. [L. taciturnus: cf. F. taciturne. See {Tacit}.] Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or speak. {Tac i*turn*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Syn: Silent; reserved. Usage: {Taciturn}, {Silent}. Silent has reference to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taciturn us — index taciturn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
taciturn — I adjective brusque, close, closemouthed, curt, dumb, guarded, habitually silent, inarticulate, laconic, mum, mute, pauciloquent, quiet, reserved, restrained, reticent, secretive, silent, sparing of words, speechless, taciturnus, uncommunicative … Law dictionary
taciturn — (adj.) habitually silent, 1771, back formation from TACITURNITY (Cf. taciturnity) … Etymology dictionary
taciturn — *silent, uncommunicative, reserved, reticent, secretive, close, close lipped, closemouthed, tight lipped Analogous words: *dumb, mute, inarticulate: restrained, inhibited, curbed, checked (see RESTRAIN) Antonyms: garrulous: clamorous (especially… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
taciturn — [adj] uncommunicative aloof, antisocial, brooding, clammed up*, close, closemouthed*, cold, curt, distant, dour, dried up*, dumb, laconic, mum, mute, quiet, reserved, reticent, sententious, silent, sparing, speechless, tight lipped*, unexpressive … New thesaurus
taciturn — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. DERIVATIVES taciturnity noun taciturnly adverb. ORIGIN Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent … English terms dictionary
taciturn — [tas′ə tʉrn΄] adj. [< Fr or L: Fr taciturne; L taciturnus < tacere: see TACIT] almost always silent; not liking to talk; uncommunicative taciturnity [tas′ətʉr′nə tē] n. taciturnly adv … English World dictionary
taciturn — [[t]tæ̱sɪtɜː(r)n[/t]] ADJ GRADED A taciturn person does not say very much and can seem unfriendly. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables … English dictionary
taciturn — adjective /ˈtæsɪtɜːn,ˈtæsɪtɝn/ Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak. The two sisters could hardly have been more different, one so boisterous and expressive, the other so taciturn and calm. Syn: reticent, untalkative Ant:… … Wiktionary