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silent (ˈsaɪlənt) adj 1. characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound: a silent house. 2. tending to speak very little or not at all 3. unable to speak 4. failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected: the witness chose to remain silent. 5. not spoken or expressed: silent assent. 6. not active or in operation: a silent volcano. 7. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word: the ``k'' in ``know'' is silent. 8. (Film) denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed n 9. (Film) a silent film [C16: from Latin silēns, from silēre to be quiet] ˈsilently adv ˈsilentness nsi•lent (ˈsaɪ lənt) adj. 1. making no sound; quiet; still. 2. refraining from speech. 3. speechless; mute. 4. not inclined to speak. 5. characterized by absence of speech or sound: silent prayers. 6. unspoken; tacit: a silent assent. 7. omitting mention of something, as in a narrative: The records are silent about his crime. 8. inactive or quiescent, as a volcano. 9. (of a letter) not pronounced, as the b in doubt. 10. (of a film) not having a soundtrack. 11. producing no detectable symptoms: silent heart irregularities. n. 12. Usu., silents. silent films. [1555–65; < Latin silent-, s. of silēns, present participle of silēre to be quiet; see -ent] si′lent•ly, adv.
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silent adjective 1. mute, dumb, speechless, wordless, mum, struck dumb, voiceless, unspeaking They both fell silent. mute noisy, chattering, rowdy, strident, boisterous, vociferous, riotous, uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous 2. uncommunicative, quiet, taciturn, tongue-tied, unspeaking, nonvocal, not talkative He was a serious, silent man. 3. quiet, still, hushed, soundless, noiseless, muted, stilly (poetic) The heavy guns have again fallen silent. quiet noisy, loud, piercing, deafening, tumultuous, ear-splitting, cacophonous, clamorous 4. unspoken, implied, implicit, tacit, understood, unexpressed He watched with silent contempt. Translations silent [ˈsaɪlənt] A. ADJ 1. (= noiseless, soundless) to be silent [person] → quedarse callado; [place, room, street] → estar en silencio the law is silent on this point → la ley no se pronuncia a este respecto to fall silent [person] → quedarse callado; [room] → quedar en silencio the guns have fallen silent → el tiroteo ha cesado, las armas han quedado en silencio(liter) to lie silent [factory, machine] → permanecer parado the silent majority → la mayoría silenciosa silent partner (US) → socio/a m/f comanditario/a I've remained silent for too long on this issue → he guardado silencio sobre este asunto por demasiado tiempo you have the right to remain silent → tiene derecho a permanecer callado → no está obligado a responder to give sb the silent treatment → hacer el vacío a algn to bear silent witness to sth → ser mudo testigo de algo to be as silent as the grave or tomb → estar silencioso como una tumba 2. (= wordless) [prayer, march, vigil] → silencioso; [contempt, protest] → mudo she looked at him in silent contempt → le miró con mudo desprecio silent tears ran down her cheeks → las lágrimas le corrían silenciosas por la cara to pay silent tribute to sb → homenajear en silencio a algn silent [ˈsaɪlənt] adj [person] (not speaking) → silencieux/euse The woman was silent for a moment → La femme resta silencieuse un instant. to fall silent [person] → se taire to keep silent (= make no noise) → ne pas faire de bruit (= say nothing on a subject) → garder le silence, ne rien dire the right to remain silent → le droit de garder le silence [street, room, engine] → silencieux/euse to fall silent [guns] → se taire; [streets] → devenir silencieux/euse [person] (not talkative) → silencieux/euse He's a silent man → C'est un homme silencieux. to be silent about sth, to keep silent about sth → taire qch Douglas was silent about his feelings → Douglas taisait ses sentiments. to remain silent about sth → garder le silence sur qch [film] → muet(te) (= unexpressed) [contempt, disapproval, prayer] → silencieux/euse (PHONETICS) [letter] → muet(te) silent adj → still; (= not talking also) → schweigsam; engine, machine etc (= running quietly) → ruhig; to fall or become silent → still werden; (people also, guns) → verstummen; to keep or remain silent → still sein or bleiben, sich still verhalten; be silent! → sei still!; the guns are silent → die Waffen schweigen; ovarian cancer is a silent killer → Eierstockkrebs tötet auf leise or unbemerkte Art; his father was the strong silent type → sein Vater war ein schweigsamer, willensstarker Typ (= not giving comment) to be silent → schweigen; to be silent about or on something → über etw (acc) → schweigen or Stillschweigen bewahren; the law is silent on this point → das Gesetz schweigt zu diesem Punkt; 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; everyone kept silent → keiner sagte etwas; you have the right to remain silent → Sie haben das Recht zu schweigen; to give somebody the silent treatment → jdn mit Schweigen strafen; a silent witness → ein stummer Zeuge, eine stumme Zeugin (= quiet, wordless) protest → still; agreement, disapproval → (still)schweigend attr; silent demonstration → Schweigemarsch m pl the silents (Brit Film) → die Stummfilme pl silent: silent majority n the silent → die schweigende Mehrheit silent partner n (US Comm) → stiller Teilhaber or Gesellschafter silent vigil n → Mahnwache f silent [ˈsaɪlənt] adj (person) → silenzioso/a; (film, prayer) → muto/a silent "h" → "h" muta to fall silent → tacere to keep or remain silent → tacere, stare zitto/a si·lent a. silencioso-a, callado-a. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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