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| Principal Translations |
| silence n | (absence of sound) | silencio nm |
| | The first thing Paul noticed when he got out into the countryside was the silence. |
| | De lo primero que se percató Paul al adentrarse en el campo fue del silencio. |
| silence n | (person: not speaking) (de una persona) | silencio nm |
| | | mutismo nm |
| | Harriet kept asking Ursula questions, but was met only with silence. |
| | Harriet no paraba de hacerle preguntas a Ursula, pero esta solo contestaba con un silencio. |
| silence [sb]⇒ vtr | (make [sb] not talk) | mandar a callar a loc verb |
| | | acallar a vtr + prep |
| | | silenciar a vtr + prep |
| | Robert was about to speak, but Tom silenced him with a gesture. |
| | Robert estaba a punto de hablar, pero Tom lo mandó a callar con un gesto. |
| silence [sth]⇒ vtr | (stop sound) | apagar⇒ vtr |
| | | callar⇒ vtr |
| | | silenciar⇒ vtr |
| | Agatha silenced the music, so everyone could hear what Oliver had to say. |
| | Agatha apagó la música para que todo el mundo pudiese escuchar lo que Oliver tenía que decir. |
| Additional Translations |
| silence [sth] vtr | figurative (put a stop to) | silenciar⇒ vtr |
| | | callar⇒ vtr |
| | | detener⇒ vtr |
| | The landowners successfully managed to silence all complaint by bribing the villagers. |
| | Los terratenientes consiguieron silenciar con éxito todas las quejas sobornando a los aldeanos. |
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