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1 remain silent
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2 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 -
3 remain
rə'mein1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) quedar2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) permanecer, quedarse3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) permanecer, continuar•- remains
remain vb1. quedar2. permanecer / seguirtr[rɪ'meɪn]1 (stay) quedarse, permanecer2 (be left) quedar, sobrar3 (continue) seguir, continuar, permanecer1 restos nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit only remains for me to... solo me queda...it remains to be seen whether... queda por ver si..., está por ver si...remain [ri'meɪn] vi1) : quedarvery little remains: queda muy pocothe remaining 10 minutes: los 10 minutos que quedan2) stay: quedarse, permanecer3) continue: continuar, seguirto remain the same: continuar siendo igual4)to remain to : quedar porto remain to be done: quedar por hacerit remains to be seen: está por vern.• restos s.m.pl.• sobras s.f.pl.v.• continuar v.• durar v.• permanecer v.• quedar v.• quedarse v.• restar v.• sobrar v.rɪ'meɪn1)a) (+ adj or adv compl) ( continue to be) seguir*, continuar*he remained silent/standing — se mantuvo en silencio/se quedó de pie
her condition remains critical — su estado sigue siendo crítico, continúa en estado crítico
these laws will remain in force — estas leyes continuarán or permanecerán en vigor
please remain seated — por favor no se levanten, por favor permanezcan en sus asientos (frml)
I remain, yours faithfully — ( Corresp frml) le saluda atentamente
b) ( stay) quedarse, permanecer* (frml)2)a) ( be left) quedarthe fact remains that... — el hecho es que..., sigue siendo cierto que...
to remain to + INF: what still remains to be done? ¿qué queda por hacer?; that remains to be seen — eso está por verse
b) remaining pres pthe remaining ten pounds can be paid later — las diez libras restantes or que quedan or que faltan pueden pagarse más adelante
[rɪ'meɪn]VI1) (=be left) quedarnothing remains to be said — no queda nada por decir, no hay nada más que decir
2) (=continue to be) seguir, continuarthe problem remains unsolved — el problema sigue or continúa sin resolverse
he remained a formidable opponent — siguió or continuó siendo un rival formidable
to remain seated/standing — permanecer sentado/de pie
to remain faithful to sb — seguir or permanecer fiel a algn
the government remained in control — el gobierno mantuvo or sostuvo el control
the fact remains that... — (referring to previous statement) no es menos cierto que..., sigue siendo un hecho que...
3) (=stay) quedarseto remain behind — (gen) quedarse; (after school) quedarse después de las clases
4) (in letters)I remain, yours faithfully — le saluda atentamente
* * *[rɪ'meɪn]1)a) (+ adj or adv compl) ( continue to be) seguir*, continuar*he remained silent/standing — se mantuvo en silencio/se quedó de pie
her condition remains critical — su estado sigue siendo crítico, continúa en estado crítico
these laws will remain in force — estas leyes continuarán or permanecerán en vigor
please remain seated — por favor no se levanten, por favor permanezcan en sus asientos (frml)
I remain, yours faithfully — ( Corresp frml) le saluda atentamente
b) ( stay) quedarse, permanecer* (frml)2)a) ( be left) quedarthe fact remains that... — el hecho es que..., sigue siendo cierto que...
to remain to + INF: what still remains to be done? ¿qué queda por hacer?; that remains to be seen — eso está por verse
b) remaining pres pthe remaining ten pounds can be paid later — las diez libras restantes or que quedan or que faltan pueden pagarse más adelante
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4 instinct
'instiŋkt(a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) instinto- instinctively
instinct n instintotr['ɪnstɪŋkt]1 instinto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto act on instinct reaccionar instintivamenteto have an instinct for something tener un don para algomaternal instinct instinto maternalinstinct ['ɪn.stɪŋkt] n1) talent: instinto m, don man instinct for the right word: un don para escoger la palabra apropiada2) : instinto mmaternal instincts: instintos maternalesn.• instinto s.m.'ɪnstɪŋktcount & mass noun instinto mmaternal/business instinct — instinto maternal/para los negocios
by instinct — por instinto, instintivamente
1.['ɪnstɪŋkt]N instinto mthe instinct for self-preservation — el instinto de conservación or supervivencia
she had an instinct for attracting the wrong type of man — se las pintaba sola para atraer al tipo de hombre que no le convenía *
2.[ɪn'stɪŋkt]ADJ literinstinct with — lleno de, imbuido de
* * *['ɪnstɪŋkt]count & mass noun instinto mmaternal/business instinct — instinto maternal/para los negocios
by instinct — por instinto, instintivamente
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5 silencio
Del verbo silenciar: ( conjugate silenciar) \ \
silencio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
silenció es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple 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 -
6 person
'pə:snplural - people; noun1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) persona2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) encima (suyo)•- personal- personality
- personally
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personal stereo
- personal watercraft
- in person
person n personaone person, two people, three people una persona, dos personas, tres personastr['pɜːsən]1 (gen) persona■ who was the first person to fly a plane? ¿quién fue la primera persona que pilotó un avión?■ she was murdered by a person or persons unknown fue asesinada por una persona o personas no identificadas2 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL persona\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin person en persona, personalmenteperson to person personalmenteto have on one's person / have about one's person llevar encima Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL El plural más usual es people, pero persons se emplea en el lenguaje jurídico /Table 1person ['pərsən] n1) human, individual: persona f, individuo m, ser m humano2) : persona f (en gramática)3)in person : en personan.(§ pl.: people) = persona s.f.'pɜːrsṇ, 'pɜːsṇ1) (pl people) persona fwho is this Davies person? — ¿quién es el tal Davies?
help arrived in the person of his father — su padre llegó en el momento más oportuno; see also people I 1) b)
2) (pl persons)a) ( individual) (frml) persona fb) ( body) persona fto have a weapon on o about one's person — (BrE frml) ser* portador de arma
['pɜːsn]Nwho would be the best person to ask? — ¿quién es la persona más indicada para preguntarle?
who is this Ford person she keeps talking about? — ¿quién es este tal Ford del que habla constantemente?
the right of accused persons to remain silent — frm el derecho de los acusados a no declarar
two-person households — viviendas fpl de dos personas
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I like him as a person, but not as a politician — me gusta como persona, pero no como político•
a certain person, who shall be nameless... — hum cierta persona, a quien no voy a nombrar... hum•
to call sb person to person — (Telec) llamar a algn de persona a personapeople, per, single 3., third 4., young 1., 1), person-to-person•
murder by person or persons unknown — (Jur) homicidio m a manos de persona or personas sin identificar2) (pl persons) (=body, physical presence) persona fto have a weapon concealed on or about one's person — frm llevar encima una arma oculta
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in person — en persona•
he found one new problem in the person of Max Steel — encontró un nuevo problema en la persona de Max Steel3) (pl people)* (=type)4) (pl persons) (Gram) persona f•
the first person singular — la primera persona del singular•
in the first/third person — en primera/tercera persona* * *['pɜːrsṇ, 'pɜːsṇ]1) (pl people) persona fwho is this Davies person? — ¿quién es el tal Davies?
help arrived in the person of his father — su padre llegó en el momento más oportuno; see also people I 1) b)
2) (pl persons)a) ( individual) (frml) persona fb) ( body) persona fto have a weapon on o about one's person — (BrE frml) ser* portador de arma
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7 hold one's tongue
(to remain silent or stop talking: There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but I thought I'd better just hold my tongue.) morderse la lenguaexpr.• callar v.• callarse expr.• no decir nada expr. -
8 permanecer
permanecer ( conjugate permanecer) verbo intransitivo (frml)◊ permaneció en silencio he was o remained silent
permanecer verbo intransitivo
1 (en un sitio, en una actividad) to stay, remain: permanecieron allí mucho tiempo, they stayed there for a long time
2 (en una situación, en un estado) to remain ' permanecer' also found in these entries: Spanish: anonimato - estar - impasible - sostenerse - velar - quedar - retener English: hang together - keep - lie - remain - self-conscious - stay - stay down - stick together - anonymous - background - seat -
9 tight-lipped
tr['taɪt'lɪpt]adj.• callado, -a adj.• hermético, -a adj.taɪt'liptthey sat tight-lipped-lipped throughout the skit — vieron todo el número sin abrir la boca or sin decir palabra
['taɪt'lɪpt]ADJ1) (=secretive) herméticoto be/remain tight-lipped about sth — mantener la boca cerrada respecto a algo
tight-lipped silence — silencio m hermético
2) (=angry) [person] mudo de rabia; [expression] de rabia contenida* * *[taɪt'lipt]they sat tight-lipped-lipped throughout the skit — vieron todo el número sin abrir la boca or sin decir palabra
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