quietly

qui·et  (kwt)

adj. qui·et·er, qui·et·est

1. Making little or no noise: quiet neighbors; a quiet engine.

2. Free of loud noise; hushed: a quiet street.

3. Calm and unmoving; still: a quiet lake.

4. Free of turmoil and agitation; untroubled. See Synonyms at still¹.

5. Restful; soothing: a quiet afternoon nap; a quiet tune on the flute.

6. Tranquil; serene: a quiet place in the country.

7. Not showy or garish; subdued: a room decorated in quiet colors.

8. Restrained in style; understated: a quiet strength; a quiet life.

n.

The quality or condition of being quiet: "A menacing quiet fills the empty streets" (Time).

v. qui·et·ed, qui·et·ing, qui·ets

v.tr.

1. To cause to become quiet.

2. Law To make (a title) secure by freeing from all questions or challenges.

v.intr.

To become quiet: The child wouldn't quiet down for me.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin quitus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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quiet·ly adv.

quiet·ness n.

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quietly [ˈkwaɪətlɪ]

adv

1. in a quiet manner

just quietly Austral between you and me; confidentially

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	quietly - with low volume; "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly" softly
	2.	quietly - with little or no sound; "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly" noisily - with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound; "he blew his nose noisily"
	3.	quietly - with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" quiet unquietly - with agitation or turbulence
	4.	quietly - in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" restfully

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quietly

adverb

1. silently, noiselessly She closed the door quietly.

2. softly, in hushed tones, in a low voice or whisper, inaudibly, in an undertone, under your breath 'This is goodbye, isn't it?' she said quietly.

3. privately, secretly, discreetly, confidentially quietly planning their next move

4. calmly, serenely, placidly, patiently, mildly, meekly, contentedly, dispassionately, undemonstratively She sat quietly watching all that was going on around her.

5. silently, in silence, mutely, without talking, dumbly Amy stood quietly in the door watching him.

6. modestly, humbly, unobtrusively, diffidently, unpretentiously, unassumingly, unostentatiously He is quietly confident about the magazine's chances.

Translations

quietly [ˈkwaɪətlɪ] ADV

1. (= not loudly) [say, whisper] → en voz baja; [sing] → en voz baja, suavemente; [drink, leave, walk, come in] → silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido
this part should be played quietly (Mus) → esta parte hay que tocarla bajo

2. (= silently) → en silencio
she said nothing, but listened quietly → no dijo nada, sino que escuchó en silencio

3. (= peacefully, calmly) [play, read] → tranquilamente
I was quietly drinking a cup of coffee → estaba tomando café tranquilamente
he refused to go quietly → se negó a irse pacíficamente
are you coming quietly or are you going to make trouble? → ¿nos acompaña usted pacíficamente o va a causar problemas?
the house is quietly situated in attractive parkland → la casa está situada en una tranquila zona con jardines
I'm quietly confident about the future → aunque no lo exteriorice, soy optimista respecto al futuro
he was quietly content → estaba contento y tranquilo

4. (= discreetly) → discretamente
the president's plan had been quietly shelved → habían dejado de lado discretamente el plan del presidente
she lives quietly in Suffolk → vive discretamente en Suffolk
to be quietly dressed → vestirse con discreción
he slipped off quietly → se marchó sin que nadie lo notara
let's get married quietly → casémonos en la intimidad
we dined quietly at home → cenamos en la intimidad del hogar

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quietly [ˈkwaɪətli] adv

(= not loudly) [say, speak] → doucement
"She's dead," he said quietly → "Elle est morte," dit-il doucement.

(= silently) → sans bruit, sans faire de bruit
He quietly opened the door → Il a ouvert la porte sans bruit., Il a ouvert la porte sans faire de bruit.

(= calmly) → tranquillement, calmement
quietly confident → confiant(e)

(= discreetly) → discrètement
to go quietly (= without putting up resistance) → partir sans faire d'histoires
I won't go quietly
BUT Je n'ai pas l'intention de partir sans me battre.

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quietly

adv (= making little noise) → leise; (= peacefully, making little fuss) → ruhig; (= secretly) → still und heimlich; dressed → dezent; (= placidly) → still; to live quietly → ruhig or zurückgezogen leben; he’s very quietly spoken → er spricht sehr leise; a very quietly spoken young man → ein sehr ruhiger junger Mann; to be quietly confident → insgeheim sehr sicher sein; I can only think how happy I am, how quietly content → ich kann mich nur glücklich und zutiefst zufrieden schätzen; I was sitting here quietly sipping my wine → ich saß da und trank in aller Ruhe meinen Wein; he sat down and quietly died → er setzte sich hin und starb in aller Stille; he refused to go quietly → er weigerte sich, unauffällig zu gehen; are you going to come quietly? (said by policeman) → kommen Sie widerstandslos mit?, kommen Sie ohne Widerstand zu leisten mit?; he slipped off quietly → er machte sich in aller Stille davon (inf); they got married very quietly → sie haben im kleinen Rahmen geheiratet; and all the time he was quietly writing a novel about us → und die ganze Zeit hat er still und heimlich einen Roman über uns geschrieben

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quietly [ˈkwaɪətlɪ] adv (softly, silently) → silenziosamente, senza far rumore; (not loudly, speak, sing) → in modo sommesso; (calmly) → tranquillamente, con calma
to be quietly dressed → essere vestito/a in modo sobrio
to be quietly situated (house) → trovarsi in un posto tranquillo
let's get married quietly → sposiamoci con una cerimonia semplice
he slipped off quietly to avoid being noticed → se n'è andato alla chetichella per non essere notato

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quietly [ˈkwaɪətlɪ] adv (softly, silently) → silenziosamente, senza far rumore; (not loudly, speak, sing) → in modo sommesso; (calmly) → tranquillamente, con calma
to be quietly dressed → essere vestito/a in modo sobrio
to be quietly situated (house) → trovarsi in un posto tranquillo
let's get married quietly → sposiamoci con una cerimonia semplice
he slipped off quietly to avoid being noticed → se n'è andato alla chetichella per non essere notato

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quietly → بهدوء tiše stille ruhig ήσυχα silenciosamente hiljaa silencieusement tiho silenziosamente 静かに 조용하게 stil rolig cicho calmamente, quietamente тихо tyst อย่างเงียบ sessizce yên lặng 寂静地