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1 silent
سَاكِن \ calm: (of water) smooth and flat; not rough; still quiet: The atmosphere in the room was calm. quiet: making no sound; silent: perfectly quiet; Be quiet!. silent: making no sound; not speaking; completely quiet: Silent steps. stationary: not moving: a stationary vehicle. still: without movement; (not of people) quiet, calm: Sit still! It was a still evening (with no wind in the trees, etc.). tranquil: calm; peaceful; untroubled: a tranquil existence in the country. \ See Also هادئ (هادِئ) -
2 silent
[-t] adjective1) free from noise:صامِت، هادئThe house was empty and silent.
2) not speaking:صامِتHe was silent on that subject.
3) not making any noise:هادئ، ساكِنThis lift is quite silent.
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3 silent partner
Fina person or organization that invests money in a company but takes no active part in the management of the business. Although a silent partner is inactive in the operation of the business, they have legal obligations and benefits of ownership, and are therefore fully liable for any debts.U.K. term sleeping partner -
4 silent
ساكِت \ silent: making no sound; not speaking; completely quiet: Silent steps. still: without movement: (not of people) quiet, calm: Sit still! It was a still evening (with no wind in the trees, etc.). -
5 The Silent Assassins
Military: TSAУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > The Silent Assassins
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6 The Silent Interrogators
Military: TSIУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > The Silent Interrogators
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7 The Silent Workhorse
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > The Silent Workhorse
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8 still
Adj.1. (ruhig) quiet (auch zurückhaltend); (lautlos, wortlos) auch silent; (friedlich) peaceful; sei still! (be) quiet!; sei still davon! don’t mention that!; warum bist du so still? why are you so silent?, why don’t you say anything?; zu den Stillen in der Klasse gehören be one of the quiet ones in the class; still werden become ( oder go) quiet; plötzlich wurde es ganz still suddenly everything went quiet ( oder there was silence); still bleiben keep quiet; bleib doch mal still! be quiet, will you; stilles Gebet silent prayer2. fig. quiet; (heimlich) secret; um ihn ist es still geworden fig. you don’t hear anything about him these days; in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment; in stillem Einverständnis by tacit agreement; stille Übereinkunft WIRTS. tacit understanding; stilles Glück quiet bliss; stille Hoffnung secret hope; stiller Verehrer secret admirer; stiller Vorwurf silent reproach; stille Reserven hidden reserves; stiller Gesellschafter oder Teilhaber WIRTS. sleeping (Am. silent) partner; die Stillen im Lande the silent majority; im Stillen (innerlich) inwardly; (heimlich) secretly; im Stillen fluchte ich I was cursing to myself ( oder inside, under my breath); stilles Örtchen umg. smallest room, Am. john; stille Jahreszeit WIRTS. dead season3. (regungslos) still, motionless; still bleiben keep still; bleib doch mal still! keep still, will you4. Luft, See, Gefühle: calm; still werden Wind etc.: calm down; der Stille Ozean the Pacific (Ocean); stille Wasser sind tief still waters run deep; er ist ein stilles Wasser he’s a dark horse; Kämmerlein* * *quiescent; stagnant; tranquil; motionless; still; silent; calm; quiet; halcyon; tacit* * *stịll [ʃtɪl]1. adj1) (= ruhig) quiet, silent; (= lautlos) Seufzer quiet; Gebet silent; (= schweigend) Vorwurf, Beobachter silentstill werden — to go quiet, to fall silent
im Saal wurde es still, der Saal wurde still — the room fell silent
um ihn/darum ist es still geworden — you don't hear anything about him/it any more
es blieb still — there was no sound, silence reigned
in stillem Schmerz/in stiller Trauer — in silent suffering/grief
im Stillen — without saying anything, quietly
sei doch still! —
er ist ein stilles Wasser — he's a deep one, he's a dark horse
3) (= einsam, abgeschieden) Dorf, Tal, Straße quiet4) (= heimlich) secreter ist dem stillen Suff ergeben (inf) — he drinks on the quiet, he's a secret drinker
5) (COMM) Gesellschafter, Teilhaber sleeping (Brit), silent (US); Reserven, Rücklagen secret, hiddenstille Beteiligung — sleeping partnership (Brit), non-active interest
2. adv1) (= leise) weinen, arbeiten, nachdenken quietly; leiden in silence; auseinandergehen, weggehen silently2) (= unbewegt) daliegen, dasitzen, liegen bleiben stillden Kopf/die Hände/Füße still halten — to keep one's head/hands/feet still
ein Glas/Tablett still halten — to hold a glass/tray steady
See:→ auch stillhalten3) (= ohne viel Trubel) vor sich hin leben, arbeiten quietly* * *1) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) dumb2) (silent, still: a hushed room/crowd.) hushed3) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) still4) silently* * *[ʃtɪl]I. adj1. (geräuschlos) silentim Haus war es still the house was silent\still werden to go quiet, to fall silentim Haus wurde es \still the house fell silentdie Füße/Hände \still halten to keep one's feet/hands still4. (ruhig, schweigsam)ein \stiller Mensch a quiet [or silent] personsei \still! be quiet!5. (beschaulich) quietin \stillem Gedenken in silent memorywir wollen uns jetzt des seligen Bischofs in \stillem Gedenken erinnern now we will keep a moment's silence in memory of the late bishopin \stiller Trauer in silent grief; s.a. Stunde6. (heimlich) secretlyim S\stillen in secret; (bei sich) to oneselfim S\stillen hoffen to secretly hopein \stillem Einvernehmen by tacit agreement [or understanding]mit einem \stillen Seufzen with a silent [or an inner] sighein \stiller Vorwurf a silent reproachjds \stille Zustimmung voraussetzen to assume sb's approval [or agreement\stille Rücklagen hidden assets8.II. adv1. (geräuschlos) quietly2. (wortlos) without saying a word\still sitzen/stehen to sit/stand still* * *1.1) (ruhig, leise) quiet; (ganz ohne Geräusche) silent; still; quiet, peaceful <valley, area, etc.>2) (reglos) stillstilles [Mineral]wasser — still [mineral] water
4) (nicht gesprächig) quiet5) (wortlos) silent <reproach, grief, etc.>6) (heimlich) secretstille Reserven — (Wirtsch.) secret or hidden reserves; (ugs.) [secret] savings
7)2.der Stille Ozean — the Pacific [Ocean]
1) (ruhig, leise) quietly; (geräuschlos) silently2) (zurückhaltend) quietly3) (wortlos) in silence* * *still adjsei still! (be) quiet!;sei still davon! don’t mention that!;warum bist du so still? why are you so silent?, why don’t you say anything?;zu den Stillen in der Klasse gehören be one of the quiet ones in the class;still werden become ( oder go) quiet;plötzlich wurde es ganz still suddenly everything went quiet ( oder there was silence);still bleiben keep quiet;bleib doch mal still! be quiet, will you;stilles Gebet silent prayerstill sitzen sit still;sitzt endlich still! do sit still!;er kann nicht still sitzen fig he can’t sit still, he’s always got to be on the go;um ihn ist es still geworden fig you don’t hear anything about him these days;in einer stillen Stunde in a quiet moment;in stillem Einverständnis by tacit agreement;stille Übereinkunft WIRTSCH tacit understanding;stilles Glück quiet bliss;stille Hoffnung secret hope;stiller Verehrer secret admirer;stiller Vorwurf silent reproach;stille Reserven hidden reserves;die Stillen im Lande the silent majority;im Stillen fluchte ich I was cursing to myself ( oder inside, under my breath);stille Jahreszeit WIRTSCH dead season3. (regungslos) still, motionless;still bleiben keep still;bleib doch mal still! keep still, will you4. Luft, See, Gefühle: calm;still werden Wind etc: calm down;der Stille Ozean the Pacific (Ocean);stille Wasser sind tief still waters run deep;* * *1.1) (ruhig, leise) quiet; (ganz ohne Geräusche) silent; still; quiet, peaceful <valley, area, etc.>2) (reglos) stillstilles [Mineral]wasser — still [mineral] water
4) (nicht gesprächig) quiet5) (wortlos) silent <reproach, grief, etc.>6) (heimlich) secretstille Reserven — (Wirtsch.) secret or hidden reserves; (ugs.) [secret] savings
7)2.der Stille Ozean — the Pacific [Ocean]
1) (ruhig, leise) quietly; (geräuschlos) silently2) (zurückhaltend) quietly3) (wortlos) in silence* * *adj.calm adj.hushed adj.mum adj.quiet adj.silent adj.still adj.tacit adj. adv.quietly adv.silently adv.tacitly adv. -
9 silencio
intj.silence, quiet, don't say a word, mum.m.1 silence.el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room¡silencio! silence!, quiet!¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!en silencio in silenceguardar silencio (sobre algo) to keep silent (about something)guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silenceromper el silencio to break the silencesilencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim, etc. within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances2 rest (Music).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: silenciar.* * *1 silence\en silencio in silenceguardar silencio to keep quietimponer silencio a alguien to make somebody be quietromper el silencio to break the silence* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=falta de ruido) silence¡silencio! — silence!, quiet!
¡silencio en la sala! — silence in court!
un poco de silencio, por favor — let's have a bit of quiet, please
¡qué silencio hay aquí! — it's so quiet here!
había un silencio sepulcral — it was deadly silent, there was a deathly silence
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en silencio — in silence•
guardar silencio — to keep silent, keep quietguardar un minuto de silencio — to observe a one-minute o a minute's silence
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imponer silencio a algn — frm to make sb be quiet•
mantenerse en silencio — to keep quiet, remain silent•
pasar una pena en silencio — to suffer in silence•
reducir al silencio — frm to silence, reduce to silence•
romper el silencio — frm to break the silence2) (Mús) rest2.* * *1)a) ( ausencia de ruido) silencesilencio, hospital — quiet, hospital
en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence
el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night
b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence2) (Mús) rest* * *= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.Ex. Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.Ex. Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.----* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* huelga de silencio = silent strike.* lectura en silencio = silent reading.* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* * *1)a) ( ausencia de ruido) silencesilencio, hospital — quiet, hospital
en el silencio más absoluto — in dead o total silence
el silencio de la noche — the silence o quiet of the night
b) ( ausencia de declaraciones) silence2) (Mús) rest* * *= quiet, silence, hush, quietness, stillness.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.Ex: Study space in the library was most used by groups of unsupervised pupils, of different ages, browsing and studying, requiring different levels of quietness.Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.* en silencio = in silence, silent, silently, hushed, dumbly.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* huelga de silencio = silent strike.* lectura en silencio = silent reading.* mantener silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* quedarse en silencio = fall + silent, lapse into + silence.* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.* toque de silencio = last post, the.* * *A1 (ausencia de ruido) silenceen sus clases siempre reinaba el más absoluto silencio there was always absolute silence o complete quiet in his classesse hizo un silencio sepulcral there was a deathly silencese guardó un minuto de silencio there was a minute's silencedeben guardar silencio durante la ceremonia you must remain o keep silent during the ceremony¡hagan silencio! silence!¡qué silencio hay! isn't it quiet?¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!sufrió en silencio he suffered silently o in silence[ S ] silencio, hospital quiet, hospitalen el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silenceel silencio de la noche the silence o quiet of the nightmantuvieron el silencio radiofónico they maintained radio silence2 (ausencia de declaraciones) silencepor fin ha decidido romper su silencio at last she has decided to break her silenceB ( Mús) rest* * *
Del verbo silenciar: ( conjugate silenciar)
silencio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
silenció es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
silenciar
silencio
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) silence;
en el silencio más absoluto in dead o total silence
2 (Mús) rest
silenciar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer callar) to silence
2 (ocultar un hecho, una noticia) to keep quiet about: los informativos silenciaron la manifestación, the news hushed up the demonstration
silencio sustantivo masculino
1 silence
en silencio, in silence
¡silencio, por favor!, quiet, please!
un silencio sepulcral, a deathly silence
2 Mús rest
' silencio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- escocer
- guardar
- obedecer
- ordenar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reemprender
- reinar
- romper
- sepulcral
- sigilo
- turbarse
- callar
- palmada
- permanecer
- profundo
- respetuoso
- turbar
English:
aloud
- break
- calm
- counsel
- dead
- deathly
- discreet
- disturb
- hush
- lapse
- maintain
- momentary
- muffle
- observe
- pause
- pregnant
- quiet
- quietness
- silence
- silent
- stillness
- talking
- unbroken
- embarrassed
- ominous
- remain
- rest
- silently
* * *silencio nm1. [ausencia de sonido] silence;el silencio reinaba en la habitación there was complete o absolute silence in the room;¡silencio! silence!, quiet!;¡silencio en la sala! silence in court!;en silencio in silence;estar en silencio to be silent;tienes que guardar silencio en clase you have to keep quiet in class;guardó silencio sobre el escándalo he kept silent about the scandal;guardaron un minuto de silencio they held a minute's silence;imponer silencio a alguien to make sb be silent;romper el silencio to break the silencesilencio administrativo = lack of official response to a request, claim etc within a given period, signifying refusal or tacit assent, depending on circumstances2. Mús rest* * *m1 silence;en silencio in silence, silently;el profesor impuso silencio a los alumnos the teacher made the students be quiet;guardar silencio keep quiet2 MÚS rest* * *silencio nm1) : silence, quiet¡silencio!: be quiet!2) : rest (in music)* * *silencio n silence¡silencio! be quiet! -
10 silencioso
adj.1 silent, mute, quiet, noiseless.Ella es muy callada She is very quiet2 silent, soundless.* * *► adjetivo* * *(f. - silenciosa)adj.quiet, silent* * *ADJ [persona] silent, quiet; [máquina] silent, noiseless* * *- sa adjetivo1) <máquina/motor> quiet, silent, noiseless; < persona> silent, quiet2) <calle/barrio> quiet* * *= mute, silent, soundless, hushed, hushing, muffler.Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.Ex. He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.Ex. Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex. Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).----* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *- sa adjetivo1) <máquina/motor> quiet, silent, noiseless; < persona> silent, quiet2) <calle/barrio> quiet* * *= mute, silent, soundless, hushed, hushing, muffler.Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *A1 ‹máquina/motor› quiet, silent, noiseless2 ‹persona› silent, quietla multitud avanzaba silenciosa the crowd moved forward silently o in silenceB ‹calle/barrio› quiet* * *
silencioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹máquina/motor› quiet, silent, noiseless;
‹ persona› silent, quiet
2 ‹calle/barrio› quiet
silencioso,-a adjetivo silent, quiet
' silencioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
silenciosa
- taciturna
- taciturno
- callado
English:
noiseless
- quiet
- raise
- silent
- still
- hushed
* * *silencioso, -a adj1. [persona] silent, quiet2. [motor, coche] quiet* * *adj silent* * *silencioso, -sa adj: silent, quiet♦ silenciosamente adv* * *silencioso adj silent / quiet -
11 muet
muet, muette [myε, myεt]1. adjectivea. muteb. [film, cinéma] silent ; [rôle] non-speaking2. masculine nouna. ( = infirme) mute3. feminine noun* * *
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- ette mɥɛ, ɛt adjectif1) [personne] gén dumb; ( momentanément) speechlesssous le choc, elle resta muette — the shock left her speechless
muet de — (d'admiration, de terreur) speechless with
2) ( qui refuse de parler) [témoin, presse, rapport] silent (sur, à propos de on)3) ( inexprimé) [reproche, douleur, cloche] silent; [voyelle, consonne] mute, silent4) Cinéma [cinéma, film] silent; [rôle] non-speaking (épith)5) ( sans inscription) [carte de géographie, page] blank; [menu] unpriced
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nom masculin, féminin Médecine muteles muets — the dumb (+ v pl)
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nom masculin Cinéma* * *mɥɛ, mɥɛt muet, -te1. adj1) (personne) dumb, fig speechless2) (joie, douleur) silent3) CINÉMA silent4) LINGUISTIQUE (lettre) silent5) (carte) blank2. nm/f3. nmle muet — silent films Grande-Bretagne silent movies
* * *A adj2 ( qui refuse de parler) [témoin, foule, presse, pouvoir] silent (sur, à propos de on); rester muet to remain silent; le rapport est muet sur cette question the report remains silent on this point;3 ( incapable de parler) speechless; sous le choc, elle resta muette the shock left her speechless; muet de (d'admiration, de terreur) speechless with; rester muet de to be struck dumb with;4 ( inexprimé) [reproche, douleur, serment, colère] silent;6 Phon [voyelle, consonne] mute, silent;7 ( sans bruit) [ville, cloche] silent;C nm Cin silent screen; le passage du muet au parlant the transition from the silent screen to the talkies.1. [qui ne parle pas] dumbalors, tu restes ou es muet? well, have you nothing to say for yourself?je serai muet comme une tombe my lips are sealed, I won't breathe a word6. [sans indication - touche, carte] blank————————, muette [mɥɛ, ɛt] nom masculin, nom féminin————————nom masculin -
12 muto
1. adj silent, unable to speakessere muto dallo stupore be unable to speak because of astonishment2. m, muta f person who is unable to speak* * *muto agg.1 dumb, mute: muto dalla nascita, born dumb // sarò muto come una tomba, I will be as silent as the grave // alla muta, without speaking (o by gestures)2 ( silenzioso) dumb, mute, silent; ( senza parole) speechless: il grande bosco era muto, the forest was silent; mi guardò con muta sorpresa, he looked at me in mute amazement; restammo muti per l'orrore, we were struck dumb with horror; rimase muto davanti al tribunale, he stood mute (o silent) before the tribunal; rimase muto quando glielo dissi, he remained speechless when I told him; cinema, film muto, silent cinema, film // (teatr.) scena muta, dumb show: quando fu interrogato fece scena muta, (fig.) when he was questioned, he couldn't say a word3 (fon.) silent, mute; muted: e muta, silent e; lettera muta, silent letter; suoni muti, muted sounds◆ s.m. dumb person, mute: il linguaggio dei muti, deaf-and-dumb language.* * *['muto] muto (-a)1. aggMed dumb, speech-impaired, Ling silent, mute, (Geog : cartina, atlante) blank2. sm/fMed dumb person, mute* * *['muto] 1.1) med. dumb, mute2) (che tace) silentmuto per — speechless with [gioia, rabbia]
4) (inespresso) [rimprovero, dolore, rabbia] silent5) cinem. [cinema, film] silent6) fon. [vocale, consonante] mute7) (senza iscrizione) [ cartina geografica] blank2.1) (persona) dumb person, mute2) cinem. silent screen••fare scena -a — not to say one word; gerg. scol. not to know a thing
* * *muto/'muto/1 med. dumb, mute2 (che tace) silent; rimanere muto to remain silent3 (incapace di parlare) muto per speechless with [gioia, rabbia]4 (inespresso) [rimprovero, dolore, rabbia] silent5 cinem. [cinema, film] silent6 fon. [vocale, consonante] mute7 (senza iscrizione) [ cartina geografica] blank8 (privo di suono) il telefono diventò muto the phone went dead(f. -a)1 (persona) dumb person, mute2 cinem. silent screenrestare muto come un pesce to keep mum; fare scena -a not to say one word; gerg. scol. not to know a thing; muto come una tomba as silent as the grave. -
13 tacere
1. v/t keep quiet about, say nothing about2. v/i not say anything, be silent* * *tacere v. intr.1 to be silent, to keep* silent, to hold* one's tongue: tacque tutto il giorno, he was silent all day through; sa tacere, he knows when to keep silent; tacete!, be (o keep) quiet! (o hold your tongue! o sl. shut up! o quiet here!); l'ho pregato di scrivermi ma lui tace, I begged him to write but there hasn't been a word from him // a questo riguardo la legge tace, the law is silent on this point // far tacere qlcu., qlco., to silence s.o., sthg. (o to reduce s.o., sthg. to silence): far tacere un bambino, to hush a child (o to keep a child quiet); far tacere i cannoni nemici, to silence the enemy's guns; far tacere la voce della coscienza, to silence the voice of conscience // mettere a tacere uno scandalo, to hush up a scandal // chi tace acconsente, (prov.) silence means consent // un bel tacer non fu mai scritto, (prov.) silence is often the best answer2 ( stare quieto, non far rumore) to be still: tutto tace, all is still; il bosco taceva, the wood was still◆ v.tr.1 to be silent about (sthg.), to keep* silent about (sthg.); to say* nothing about (sthg.): tacque tutto questo, he said nothing about all this2 ( tralasciare, non dire) to leave* out; to pass over in silence; to suppress: tacere un nome, to leave out a name; la stampa ha volutamente taciuto alcuni particolari della vicenda, the press deliberately hushed up (o suppressed) certain details of the affair.* * *1. [ta'tʃere]vb irreg vitutto taceva — all was silent o quiet
2. vt(particolare, accaduto) to keep silent about, keep to oneself, say nothing about* * *[ta'tʃere] 1.verbo transitivo not to tell*, not to reveal, to keep* silent about [segreto, verità]; to leave* out, to omit, not to mention [nome, particolare]2.1) (essere silenzioso) [ persona] to be* silent; [natura, bosco] to be* still; (stare in silenzio) [ persona] to keep* quiet; (diventare silenzioso) [ persona] to shut* up; [natura, bosco] to fall* silenttacere su qcs. — not to say sth.
avresti fatto meglio a tacere — you should have kept quiet o your mouth shut
fare tacere — to hush (up), to quieten down, to shush [persona, allievi]
mettere a tacere — to hush up, to check, to lay, to spike, to suppress [pettegolezzo, scandalo]; to choke off, to cry down, to silence, to still [opposizione, scettici]
2) (cessare) [rumore, musica] to stop••chi tace acconsente — prov. = silence means consent
* * *tacere/ta't∫ere/ [54]not to tell*, not to reveal, to keep* silent about [segreto, verità]; to leave* out, to omit, not to mention [nome, particolare](aus. avere)1 (essere silenzioso) [ persona] to be* silent; [natura, bosco] to be* still; (stare in silenzio) [ persona] to keep* quiet; (diventare silenzioso) [ persona] to shut* up; [natura, bosco] to fall* silent; tacere su qcs. not to say sth.; avresti fatto meglio a tacere you should have kept quiet o your mouth shut; taci! shut up! hold your tongue! fare tacere to hush (up), to quieten down, to shush [persona, allievi]; mettere a tacere to hush up, to check, to lay, to spike, to suppress [pettegolezzo, scandalo]; to choke off, to cry down, to silence, to still [opposizione, scettici]2 (cessare) [rumore, musica] to stop; l'orchestra tacque the orchestra stopped playingchi tace acconsente prov. = silence means consent. -
14 mayoría
f.1 majority, bulk.2 marginal constituency.* * *1 majority■ la mayoría de los hombres... most men...\alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of ageestar en mayoría to be in the majoritytener mayoría de edad to be of agemayoría absoluta absolute majoritymayoría de edad age of majoritymayoría relativa relative majoritymayoría silenciosa silent majority* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los españoles — the majority of Spaniards, most Spaniards
la mayoría de las veces — usually, on most occasions
islas inhabitadas en su mayoría — islands, most of which are o which are mostly uninhabited
mayoría minoritaria — simple majority, relative majority
mayoría relativa — simple majority, relative majority
2)mayoría de edad — adulthood, majority
cumplir o llegar a la mayoría de edad — to come of age
* * *a) ( mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas — most of the experts, the majority of experts
la gran mayoría de... — the great majority of...
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría — to be in the majority
b) (Pol) ( margen) majority* * *= majority, silent majority.Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex. Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.----* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.* en la mayoría de = in the majority of.* en la mayoría de las veces = mostly, in most cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, much of it, in most respects.* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoria de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority.* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* mayoría de, la = generality of, the.* mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* mayoría silenciosa = silent majority.* mayoría simple = simple majority.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* * *a) ( mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas — most of the experts, the majority of experts
la gran mayoría de... — the great majority of...
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría — to be in the majority
b) (Pol) ( margen) majority* * *= majority, silent majority.Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.* en la mayoría de = in the majority of.* en la mayoría de las veces = mostly, in most cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, much of it, in most respects.* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoria de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority.* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* mayoría de, la = generality of, the.* mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* mayoría silenciosa = silent majority.* mayoría simple = simple majority.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* * *1 (mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas most of the experts, the majority of expertsla inmensa mayoría de los españoles the great o vast majority of Spaniardslos participantes, en su mayoría jóvenes, … the participants, most of them young, … o the majority of them young, …estar en mayoría to be in the majorityCompuestos:absolute majorityage of majorityal alcanzar or llegar a la mayoría de edad on coming of age, on reaching the age of majoritymoral majoritysimple o ( BrE) relative majorityconsiguió una mayoría relativa he topped the poll o he achieved the highest number of votessilent majoritysimple majority* * *
mayoría sustantivo femenino
majority;◊ la gran mayoría de … the great majority of …;
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría to be in the majority;
gobierno de la mayoría majority rule;
mayoría absoluta/relativa absolute/simple majority;
llegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age
mayoría sustantivo femenino
1 majority, most: la mayoría de los alumnos vive cerca, most of the students live nearby
la mayoría de los españoles es escéptica, most Spaniards are sceptics
una mayoría silenciosa, a silent majority
2 Pol majority: el partido nacionalista ganó por mayoría, the nationalist party won by a majority
mayoría absoluta/relativa/simple, absolute/relative/ simple majority
La palabra majority es algo formal fuera del contexto político. Normalmente traducimos mayoría por most o most of. Most se emplea para indicar un concepto general (la mayoría de la gente, most people; la mayoría de los hombres, most men) y most of para referirse a un grupo reducido (la mayoría de mis amigos, most of my friends). ➣ Ver nota en majority
' mayoría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebaño
- refrendar
- abrumador
- alcanzar
- amplio
- aplastante
- arrollador
- generalidad
- grande
- holgado
- no
English:
adulthood
- age
- bulk
- clear
- edition
- elect
- electorate
- get on
- great
- majority
- most
- mostly
- of
- often
- silent
- sports
- vast
- vote
* * *mayoría nf1. [mayor parte] majority;la mayoría de most of;la mayoría de los españoles most Spaniards;la mayoría de las veces usually, most often;en su mayoría in the mainmayoría absoluta absolute majority;mayoría cualificada qualified majority;mayoría silenciosa silent majority;mayoría simple simple majorityllegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age;la mayoría de edad democrática del país the country's democratic coming of age* * *f majority;mayoría de votos majority of votes;alcanzar la mayoría de edad come of age;la mayoría de the majority of, most (of);en la mayoría de los casos in the majority of cases, in most cases;la mayoría de las veces most of the time* * *mayoría nf1) : majority2)en su mayoría : on the whole* * *mayoría n majority -
15 enmudecer
v.1 to silence.2 to fall silent, to go quiet.3 to go speechless, to become dumb.El chico enmudeció de espanto The boy became dumb with fear.4 to dumbfound, to silence, to leave speechless.La sorpresa enmudeció a María The surprise dumbfounded Mary.5 to remain speechless, to become silent, to be dumbfounded, to clam up.Se me pasó estudiar para mañana I skipped studying for tomorrow's class.* * *1 (hacer callar) to silence1 (quedar mudo) to be struck dumb; (perder la voz) to lose one's voice2 (callar) to fall silent, keep quiet* * *1.VT to silence2.VI (=perder el habla) [gen] to go dumb; [por miedo, sorpresa] to be dumbstruck3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to fall silent2.enmudecer vt to silence* * *= be speechless, be gobsmacked.Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to fall silent2.enmudecer vt to silence* * *= be speechless, be gobsmacked.Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.* * *enmudecer [E3 ]vito fall silent■ enmudecervtto silence* * *
enmudecer ( conjugate enmudecer) verbo intransitivo
to fall silent
enmudecer
I vi (quedar callado) to fall silent: enmudecimos de asombro, we were dumbstruck
II verbo transitivo su interpretación enmudeció al público, his performance made the audience fall silent
* * *♦ vtto silence♦ vi1. [callarse] to fall silent, to go quiet;[dejar de sonar] to fall silent;todos enmudecieron de asombro everyone stopped talking in astonishment;las sirenas enmudecieron the sirens fell silent2. [perder el habla] to be struck dumb* * *I v/t silenceII v/i fall silent* * *enmudecer {53} vt: to mute, to silenceenmudecer vi: to fall silent* * * -
16 schweigen
v/i; schweigt, schwieg, hat geschwiegen1. (still sein) be ( oder remain) silent; (nicht antworten) say nothing, not say anything, not say a word; schweigen Sie! be quiet!, silence!; ... - ganz zu schweigen von... - let alone, never mind, to say nothing of2. (zu etw. nichts sagen) say nothing, remain silent; zu etw. schweigen make no comment on s.th.; schweigen über (+ Akk) keep silent about; auf eine Frage schweigen make no reply (to a question), ignore a question; zu jemandes Vorwürfen schweigen make no attempt to defend o.s. (against s.o.’s reproaches); zu einem Unrecht schweigen not protest against an injustice; dazu darf man nicht schweigen one cannot ignore ( oder draw a veil) over that; ich habe lange zu oder über... (+ Akk) geschwiegen, aber jetzt... I have long remained silent ( oder for a long time I have said nothing) about..., but now...; schweig bloß davon! don’t mention that; darüber schweigt das Gesetz the law makes no mention of that3. (aufhören) Lärm etc.: stop, cease; plötzlich schweigen auch Kanonen etc.: fall silent; seit heute schweigen die Waffen the ceasefire began today; lit. the guns fell silent today4. (für sich behalten) keep one’s mouth shut; kannst du schweigen? can you keep it to yourself ( oder keep a secret)?; schweigen wie ein Grab shut up like a clam* * *das Schweigensilence* * *Schwei|gennt -s, no plsilencejdn zum Schwéígen bringen — to silence sb (auch euph)
(es herrscht) Schwéígen im Walde — (there is) dead silence
See:→ reden* * *((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) silence* * *Schwei·gen<-s>[ˈʃvaign̩]1. silencedas \Schweigen brechen to break the silencejdn zum \Schweigen bringen (jdn mundtot machen) to silence sb; (euph: jdn liquidieren) to liquidate sb2. JUR silence\Schweigen als Annahme/Nichtannahme silence interpreted as acceptance/non-acceptance3.▶ sich akk [über etw akk] in \Schweigen hüllen to maintain one's silence [or remain silent] [or keep quiet] [about sth]* * *das; Schweigens silencejemanden zum Schweigen bringen — (auch verhüll.) silence somebody
* * *1. (still sein) be ( oder remain) silent; (nicht antworten) say nothing, not say anything, not say a word;schweigen Sie! be quiet!, silence!;… - ganz zu schweigen von … - let alone, never mind, to say nothing of2. (zu etwas nichts sagen) say nothing, remain silent;zu etwas schweigen make no comment on sth;schweigen über (+akk) keep silent about;auf eine Frage schweigen make no reply (to a question), ignore a question;zu jemandes Vorwürfen schweigen make no attempt to defend o.s. (against sb’s reproaches);zu einem Unrecht schweigen not protest against an injustice;dazu darf man nicht schweigen one cannot ignore ( oder draw a veil) over that;über … (+akk)geschwiegen, aber jetzt … I have long remained silent ( oder for a long time I have said nothing) about …, but now …;schweig bloß davon! don’t mention that;darüber schweigt das Gesetz the law makes no mention of that3. (aufhören) Lärm etc: stop, cease;plötzlich schweigen auch Kanonen etc: fall silent;seit heute schweigen die Waffen the ceasefire began today; liter the guns fell silent today4. (für sich behalten) keep one’s mouth shut;kannst du schweigen? can you keep it to yourself ( oder keep a secret)?;schweigen wie ein Grab shut up like a clam* * *das; Schweigens silencejemanden zum Schweigen bringen — (auch verhüll.) silence somebody
* * *n.silence n. -
17 silence
silence [silɑ̃s]masculine nouna. ( = absence de bruits, de conversation) silence• sortez vos livres et en silence ! get out your books and no talking!• silence ! silence!• silence ! on tourne (Cinema) quiet everybody, action!c. ( = impossibilité ou refus de s'exprimer) silence• briser or rompre le silence to break one's silence• le célèbre compositeur vient de sortir de 12 années de silence the famous composer has just broken 12 years of silence* * *silɑ̃snom masculin1) ( absence de bruit) silence2) ( fait de se taire) silence‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ — ‘quiet please’
réduire quelqu'un au silence — ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce somebody to silence; ( tuer) to silence somebody
3) Musique rest* * *silɑ̃s nm1) [lieu, personne] silencegarder le silence — to keep silent, to say nothing
garder le silence sur qch — to keep silent about sth, to say nothing about sth
2) MUSIQUE rest* * *silence nm1 ( absence de bruit) silence; dans le silence de la nuit in the silence of the night; la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le silence the demonstration took place in silence; un silence de mort a deathly silence ou hush; le silence absolu absolute ou dead silence; ⇒ or;2 ( fait de se taire) silence; silence! silence!; ‘un peu de silence s'il vous plaît’ ‘quiet please’; un silence poli/gêné/pesant a polite/an embarrassed/a heavy silence; ses longs silences his/her long silences; après six mois de silence after six months' silence; en silence [travailler, marcher, souffrir] in silence; garder le silence to keep silent; réduire qn au silence ( empêcher de s'exprimer) to reduce sb to silence; ( tuer) to silence sb; réduire un mouvement/l'opposition au silence to silence a movement/the opposition; passer qch sous silence to pass over sth in silence; ta nomination a été passée sous silence your nomination was passed over in silence;3 ( pause dans propos) silence; la conversation fut entrecoupée de silences the conversation was interspersed with silences;4 Mus rest.silence radio total radio silence.[silɑ̃s] nom masculin1. [absence de bruit] silenceun peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!a. [avant un discours] (be) quiet please!b. [dans une bibliothèque, une salle d'étude] quiet ou silence, please!demander ou réclamer le silence to call for silenceà son arrivée, tout le monde fit silence there was a hush ou everyone fell silent when she arrivedgarder le silence to keep silent ou quietfaire ou obtenir le silence to make everyone keep quietdans le silence de la nuit in the still ou silence of the nightil régnait un silence de mort it was as quiet ou silent as the grave2. [secret]acheter le silence de quelqu'un to buy somebody's silence, to pay somebody to keep quietpasser quelque chose sous silence to pass over something in silence, to keep quiet about something3. [lacune]4. [pause] silence[dans la conversation]il devait me rappeler après son voyage mais depuis silence radio he was supposed to call me back after his trip but I haven't heard a peep ou a dicky bird (vieilli) out of him since a month————————en silence locution adverbiale -
18 milcz|eć
impf (milczysz, milczał, milczeli) vi 1. (nie mówić) to be silent a. quiet- milcz!/milczcie! be quiet!, silence!2. przen. (nie ujawniać) to be silent- w tej sprawie prawo milczy the law is silent on this point3. przen. (nie protestować) to be a. remain silent- społeczeństwo nie może milczeć w obliczu takiego zagrożenia society cannot remain silent when faced with such a threat4. przen. (nie wydawać dźwięku) to be silent- wiatr ustał, las milczał the wind ceased, the forest was silent5. przen. (dochować tajemnicy) to keep silent a. one’s silence 6. przen. (nie kontaktować się) to remain out of touch- wyjechał rok temu i ciągle milczy he left a year ago and still remains out of touchThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > milcz|eć
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19 Schweigen
v/i; schweigt, schwieg, hat geschwiegen1. (still sein) be ( oder remain) silent; (nicht antworten) say nothing, not say anything, not say a word; schweigen Sie! be quiet!, silence!; ... - ganz zu schweigen von... - let alone, never mind, to say nothing of2. (zu etw. nichts sagen) say nothing, remain silent; zu etw. schweigen make no comment on s.th.; schweigen über (+ Akk) keep silent about; auf eine Frage schweigen make no reply (to a question), ignore a question; zu jemandes Vorwürfen schweigen make no attempt to defend o.s. (against s.o.’s reproaches); zu einem Unrecht schweigen not protest against an injustice; dazu darf man nicht schweigen one cannot ignore ( oder draw a veil) over that; ich habe lange zu oder über... (+ Akk) geschwiegen, aber jetzt... I have long remained silent ( oder for a long time I have said nothing) about..., but now...; schweig bloß davon! don’t mention that; darüber schweigt das Gesetz the law makes no mention of that3. (aufhören) Lärm etc.: stop, cease; plötzlich schweigen auch Kanonen etc.: fall silent; seit heute schweigen die Waffen the ceasefire began today; lit. the guns fell silent today4. (für sich behalten) keep one’s mouth shut; kannst du schweigen? can you keep it to yourself ( oder keep a secret)?; schweigen wie ein Grab shut up like a clam* * *das Schweigensilence* * *Schwei|gennt -s, no plsilencejdn zum Schwéígen bringen — to silence sb (auch euph)
(es herrscht) Schwéígen im Walde — (there is) dead silence
See:→ reden* * *((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) silence* * *Schwei·gen<-s>[ˈʃvaign̩]1. silencedas \Schweigen brechen to break the silencejdn zum \Schweigen bringen (jdn mundtot machen) to silence sb; (euph: jdn liquidieren) to liquidate sb2. JUR silence\Schweigen als Annahme/Nichtannahme silence interpreted as acceptance/non-acceptance3.▶ sich akk [über etw akk] in \Schweigen hüllen to maintain one's silence [or remain silent] [or keep quiet] [about sth]* * *das; Schweigens silencejemanden zum Schweigen bringen — (auch verhüll.) silence somebody
* * *es herrschte gespanntes Schweigen there was a tense silence;Schweigen bewahren keep silent;das Schweigen brechen break the silence;jemanden zum Schweigen bringen reduce sb to silence; durch Drohungen, auch MIL silence sb; (Kinder etc) make sb shut up;sich (dat)* * *das; Schweigens silencejemanden zum Schweigen bringen — (auch verhüll.) silence somebody
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20 callar
v.1 to keep quiet about.2 to keep quiet, to be silent.quien calla otorga silence signifies consent3 to silence.Ricardo calló a Susana Richard silenced Susan.4 to be quiet, to stop talking.hacer callar a alguien to silence somebodymandar callar a alguien to tell somebody to shut up¡calla! shut up!¡calla, si eso me lo dijo a mí también! guess what, he said that to me, too!5 to hold one's tongue, to shut up, to be silent, to be quiet.María calló para protegerlo Mary held her tongue to protect him.6 to hush up, to keep under one's hat.María calló la verdad sobre el caso Mary hushed up the truth about the case.* * *1 (no hablar) to be quiet, keep quiet2 (dejar de hablar) to stop talking, shut up■ ¡quieres callar! will you shut up!3 (un ruido) to stop1 (esconder) to keep to oneself, not mention\a la chita callando familiar on the quiet, on the sly¡calla! figurado never!, no!¡cállate! keep quiet!, be quiet!quien calla otorga silence gives consent* * *1. VI1) (=dejar de hablar) to be quiet¡calla, que no puedo oír la radio! — be o keep quiet, I can't hear the radio!, shut up o (EEUU) hush up, I can't hear the radio! *
su madre le mandó callar — his mother ordered him to be quiet, his mother told him to shut up
-Ernesto se casa -¡calla! ¡eso no puede ser! — "Ernesto is getting married" - "you're joking! that can't be true!"
2) (=no hablar) to say nothing, keep quietal principio optó por callar — initially he decided to say nothing o keep quiet
2. VT1) (=hacer callar)calló a los niños con un cuento — he got the children to be o keep quiet by reading them a story
reparten dinero para callar las protestas — they're giving out money to silence o quell complaints
¡calla o cállate la boca! — * shut your mouth! **, shut your face! **
2) (=ocultar) to keep to o.s., keep quietserá mejor callar este asunto — it's best to keep this matter to ourselves o keep this matter quiet
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to be quiet, shut up (colloq)hacer callar a la oposición/prensa — to silence the opposition/the press
ya tiene tres niños - calla! — (fam) she has three children now - never! o she hasn't! (colloq)
2.quien calla otorga — silence implies o gives consent
callar vta) <secreto/información> to keep... quietb) (AmL) < persona> to get... to be quiet, to shut... up (colloq)3.callarse v prona) ( guardar silencio) to be quietcállate la boca! — (fam) shut your mouth! (sl)
cuando entró todos se callaron — when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking
* * *----* callarse = go + quiet, shut up, keep + quiet.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* mandar callar = shush, hush.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to be quiet, shut up (colloq)hacer callar a la oposición/prensa — to silence the opposition/the press
ya tiene tres niños - calla! — (fam) she has three children now - never! o she hasn't! (colloq)
2.quien calla otorga — silence implies o gives consent
callar vta) <secreto/información> to keep... quietb) (AmL) < persona> to get... to be quiet, to shut... up (colloq)3.callarse v prona) ( guardar silencio) to be quietcállate la boca! — (fam) shut your mouth! (sl)
cuando entró todos se callaron — when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking
* * ** callarse = go + quiet, shut up, keep + quiet.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* mandar callar = shush, hush.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *callar [A1 ]vito be quiet, shut up ( colloq)calla, que no me dejas oír be quiet o shut up, I can't hearlloró toda la noche, no hubo manera de hacerlo callar he cried all night, nothing we could do would make him stopquien calla otorga silence implies o gives consent■ callarvt1 ‹secreto› to keep … to oneselfintentaron callar estas cifras they attempted to keep these figures quiet2( AmL) ‹persona› callen a esos niños get those children to be quiet, shut those kids up, will you? ( colloq)■ callarse1 (guardar silencio) to be quiet¡cállate! be quiet!, shut up! ( colloq)¡cállate la boca! ( fam); shut your mouth! (sl)¿te quieres callar de una vez? will you shut up!cuando entró todos se callaron when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talkingla próxima vez no me callaré next time I won't keep quiet2 (no decir) ‹noticia› to keep … quiet, keep … to oneself* * *
callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
hacer callar a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivoa) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet
callarse verbo pronominal
cuando entró todos se callaron when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me callaré next time I'll say something
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
' callar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- para
- silenciar
- mandar
- querer
English:
hush
- shout down
- shut up
- silence
- quiet
- shut
- unsaid
* * *♦ vi1. [no hablar] to keep quiet, to be silent;quien calla otorga silence signifies consent2. [dejar de hablar] to be quiet, to stop talking;mandar callar a alguien to tell sb to shut up;hacer callar a alguien to silence sb;¡calla! shut up!;¡calla, si eso me lo dijo a mí también! guess what!, he said that to me, too!;¡calla, que me he dejado el paraguas en el tren! gosh! I've left my umbrella on the train!;los cañones callaron tras tres días de combate after three days of battle the guns fell silent♦ vt1. [ocultar] to keep quiet about;calló la verdad para no inculpar a su amigo she withheld the truth so as not to incriminate her friend2. [acallar] to silence* * *¡calla! be quiet!, shut up!II v/t silence* * *callar vi: to keep quiet, to be silentcallar vt1) : to silence, to hush¡calla a los niños!: keep the children quiet!2) : to keep secret* * *
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