A2interjection · common

silence

sil·ence

замовкни!, стули пельку, заткнися!

тихо!, молчать!, молчи!

Ruhe!

Be silentBe silent.

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/ˈsaɪlən(t)s/

» We sat in total silence.

Wir saßen in völliger Stille. — mayabe

Wir saßen in absoluter Stille. — mayabe

Мы сидели в полной тишине. — shanghainese

Ми сиділи в повній тиші. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(imperative)Be silent.
Silence! Enough of your insolence!
Ruhe!
ти́хо!tíxo!, молчи́!molčí!, молча́ть!molčátʹ!

Examples

823 sentences

We sat in total silence.
Ми сиділи в повній тиші. — deniko
ruМы сидели в полной тишине. — shanghainese
deWir saßen in völliger Stille. — mayabe
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I don't like silence.
Я не люблю тишу. — deniko
ruЯ не люблю тишину. — marafon
deStille behagt mir nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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We sat in complete silence.
Ми сиділи в повній тиші. — deniko
ruМы сидели в полной тишине. — shanghainese
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Tom and Mary ate in silence.
ruТом и Мэри поели молча. — venticello
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Let's have a minute of silence.
ruДавайте минуту помолчим. — odexed
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

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Deutsch

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Origin

From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), fr

From 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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Synonyms

5 synonyms

hushB2 be quiet shush shut up whist

Collocations

3 patterns

in silence for
silence for a
silence made