silent treatment

1. (uncountable, usually)A form of communication refusal where one person deliberately ignores or withholds interaction from another, often in order to express anger, disapproval, or to exert control.

   to give someone the silent treatment

   anschweigen, mit Schweigen strafen

   іґнорува́нняignoruvánnja, бойко́тbojkót

1. Tom gave me the silent treatment.

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2. How long are you going to keep giving me the silent treatment?

   ruСколько ещё ты собираешься со мной не разговаривать? — marafon

   deWie lange willst du mich noch mit Schweigen strafen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. He gave me the silent treatment.

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4. He gives his mother the silent treatment.

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5. Mary is giving me the silent treatment again.

   deMaria straft mich schon wieder durch Nichtbeachtung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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