keep quiet

1. (intransitive)To remain silent.

   Granny is asleep, so keep quiet while you play.

   schweigen

   молча́тьmolčátʹ

   мовча́тиmovčáty

2. (idiomatic)To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.

   Remember it's a surprise party, so keep quiet about it. — Okay. I'll keep it still

   I'm quitting my job by the end of the month, but my boss doesn't know. Please keep it quiet.

   ума́лчиватьumálčivatʹ, ута́иватьutáivatʹ, недогова́риватьnedogovárivatʹ

   refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information

1. He told us to keep quiet.

   Він сказав нам, щоб ми замовкли.

   ruОн сказал нам сидеть тихо.

   deEr sagte, wir sollen den Mund halten.

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2. Please keep quiet.

   Будь ласка, не галасуй.

   ruПожалуйста, не шуми.

   deVerhalte dich bitte ruhig!

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3. We kept quiet in the room.

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4. I kept as quiet as possible.

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5. I asked Tom to keep quiet.

   ruЯ попросил Фому не шуметь.

   deIch bat Tom, still zu sein.

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