WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| mute adj | figurative (person: not speaking) | callado/a adj |
| | | mudo/a adj |
| | | taciturno/a adj |
| | The prisoner remained mute when the sentence was read. |
| | El prisionero se mantuvo callado cuando se leyó la sentencia. |
| | El prisionero se quedó mudo cuando se leyó la sentencia. |
| mute adj | dated, now offensive (person: non-speaking) | mudo/a adj |
| | | silente adj |
| | At first, the strangers did not realise that the young woman was mute. |
| | Al principio, el extraño no se dio cuenta de que la mujer era muda. |
| mute n | (TV: silent setting) (TV) | silencio nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | mute nm |
| | I always put the TV on mute when the adverts are on. |
| | Siempre pongo la televisión en silencio cuando hay publicidades. |
| | Siempre pongo la televisión en mute cuando hay publicidades. |
| mute n | (silent setting for microphone) | silencio nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | mute nm |
| | During conference calls I keep myself on mute unless I need to talk. |
| mute [sth]⇒ vtr | (sound: deaden, muffle) | silenciar⇒ vtr |
| | (voz inglesa. informal) | mutear⇒ vtr |
| | When using sign language, you mouth some words but mute your voice. |
| mute [sth] vtr | (TV, video: turn off sound) (TV) | silenciar⇒ vtr |
| | | poner en silencio loc verb |
| | (voz inglesa) | poner en mute loc verb |
| | Please mute the TV while your father is talking. |
| | Por favor, silencia la televisión mientras habla tu padre. |
| mute [sb]⇒ vtr | (video call: set [sb] to silent) | silenciar a vtr + prep |
| | (voz inglesa, informal) | mutear a vtr + prep |
| | The teacher muted the students while she gave her lesson. |
| Additional Translations |
| mute n | (music: device to muffle sound) | silencio nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | mute nm |
| | Miles Davis often played his trumpet with a mute. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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