silence
To make silentTo make (someone or something) silent.
» We sat in total silence.
Wir saßen in völliger Stille.
Wir saßen in absoluter Stille.
Мы сидели в полной тишине.
Ми сиділи в повній тиші.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To make (someone or something) silent.
Can you silence the crowd, so we can start the show?
zum Schweigen bringen
заглуша́тьzaglušátʹ, заглуши́тьzaglušítʹ, заста́вить замолча́тьzastávitʹ zamolčátʹ
затихатиzatyxaty, затихнутиzatyxnuty
(transitive)To repress the expression of something.
Women, as well as children, have their thoughts or emotions routinely silenced.
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
(transitive)To suppress criticism, etc.
Silence the critics.
Silence the doubters.
zum Schweigen bringen
затыка́ть ротzatykátʹ rot, заткну́ть ротzatknútʹ rot
To block gene expression.
(euphemistic)To murder.
Examples
823 sentencesWe sat in total silence.
Ми сиділи в повній тиші.
ruМы сидели в полной тишине.
deWir saßen in völliger Stille.
I don't like silence.
Я не люблю тишу.
ruЯ не люблю тишину.
deStille behagt mir nicht.
We sat in complete silence.
Ми сиділи в повній тиші.
ruМы сидели в полной тишине.
Tom and Mary ate in silence.
ruТом и Мэри поели молча.
Let's have a minute of silence.
ruДавайте минуту помолчим.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), frFrom Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe and sālnes.
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Forms
silences, silencing, silenced, silencedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- in silence for
- silence for a
- silence made