Silence in spanish
pronunciation: silenθioʊ part of speech: noun
silence1 = silencio.
Example: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.more:
» break + the silence = romper el silencio.
Example: The article 'Break your silence: a call to Asian Indian children's writers' examines children's literature written in English by Asian Indian writers or their spouses who live, or have lived, in America.» crack + the silence = romper el silencio.
Example: Then after a minute that seemed like 10, Modjeski cracked the silence.» deathly silence = silencio sepulcral.
Example: Then, there was only a long, deathly silence -- Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1700 years.» fall (in) + silence = quedarse callado.
Example: That very night, Mom, wearing an oxygen mask and panting noisily, took her last gasp of air and fell in silence.» in silence = en silencio.
Example: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.» keep + silence = guardar silencio, mantener silencio, no revelar información.
Example: Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.» lapse into + silence = quedarse en silencio.
Example: 'I don't know what to say,' she owned and lapsed into silence.» silence is golden = el silencio es sagrado, el silencio es dorado, en boca cerrada no entran moscas.
Example: They say silence is golden but some people really just don't get it and they go on and on and on!.» stand in + silence = permanecer en silencio, guardar silencio en recuerdo de.
Example: To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of me.» suffer in + silence = sufrir en silencio.
Example: Almost nine out of 10 people living with depression would rather 'suffer in silence' than confide in their work colleagues, research shows.» take + a vow of silence = hacer voto de silencio.
Example: When someone takes a vow of silence, it is often with the intent of promoting religious contemplation.» vow of silence = voto de silencio.
Example: Many monasteries and cloisters have vows of silence which discourage speaking except during set times, for example.silence2 = silenciar, acallar.
Example: Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.more:
» silence + an alarm = desconectar una alarma.
Example: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.» silence + criticism = silenciar las críticas.
Example: Silencing criticism of judges, lawyers, and public officials is not consistent with constitutional guarantees of free expression.» silence + Posesivo + critics = silenciar a los críticos, silenciar a los detractores, callar a los críticos.
Example: She has successfully silenced her critics who argued that her fame was because of her looks and not her acting.