Silent in spanish
pronunciation: silenθioʊ part of speech: adjective
silent = silencioso, en silencio.
Example: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.more:
» be silent = permanecer en silencio.
Example: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.» fall + silent = quedarse en silencio.
Example: 'Do you have any thoughts about what she could do?,' Florence said and then fell silent.» give + Nombre + the silent treatment = hacer el vacío, ignorar.
Example: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.» give + Nombre + the silent treatment = hacer el vacío, ignorar.
Example: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.» go + silent = callarse, dejar de hablar, quedarse en silencio.
Example: I simply turned away and went silent, no longer knowing what to say, nor how to say it.» keep + silent = guardar silencio, mantener silencio, no revelar información.
Example: As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent.» remain + silent = permanecer en silencio, permanecer silencioso.
Example: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.» silent cinema = cine mudo.
Example: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.» silent film = película muda.
Example: The silent films of the early 1900s had a huge audience, hearing and deaf, for public entertainment and instruction.» silent killer = asesino silencioso.
Example: There are a number of diseases that are known as 'silent killers' because they gradually consume you without causing any serious symptoms in the early stages.» silent majority = mayoría silenciosa, mayoría. [La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación]
Example: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.» silent movie = película muda.
Example: One of the good things about watching a silent movie (at home, anyway) is being able to choose your own soundtrack.» silent reading = lectura en silencio.
Example: Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.» silent strike = huelga de silencio.
Example: The year saw a library fair in Gothenburg and a 3 minutes silent strike by cultural workers during the general election campaign.» stand + silent = permanecer en silencio, permanecer silencioso.
Example: Syrians are suffocating in a sea of blood while the world stands silent.