silent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪlənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsaɪlənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sī′lənt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
silent adj (without sound)silencioso/a adj
 The teacher stepped into the silent classroom, impressed by how well behaved the pupils were.
 La profesora entró en la silenciosa clase y quedó muy impresionada de lo bien que se comportaban los alumnos.
silent adj (not talking)callado/a adj
  silencioso/a adj
 Simon asked Helen to tell him the truth, but she was silent.
 Simon le dijo a Helen que le contase la verdad, pero esta se quedó callada.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
silent adj (film: without audible dialogue)mudo/a adj
 Charlie Chaplin starred in a number of silent films.
 Charlie Chaplin actuó en muchas películas mudas.
silent adj (not expressed or spoken)secreto/a adj
 Anne said she didn't mind moving to another town, but her silent wish was to stay in her current home.
 Anne dijo que no le importaba mudarse a otra ciudad, pero su ansia secreta era quedarse en su casa actual.
silent adj (letter: not pronounced)mudo/a adj
 The word "hour" in English is written with a silent h.
 La palabra "hora" en español se escribe con una h muda.
silent n informal (film without soundtrack)película muda nf + adj
  cine mudo nm + adj
 Before the technology existed to add soundtracks, all films were silents.
 Antes de que se inventase la tecnología para añadir pistas de audio, todas las películas eran mudas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fall silent vi + adj (become quiet)hacer silencio loc verb
 The students fell silent when the teacher entered the classroom.
 Los alumnos hicieron silencio cuando la maestra entró al aula.
keep silent vi + adj (not tell secret)callarse⇒ v prnl
 The witness was being blackmailed to keep silent.
 Al testigo lo estaban chantajeando para que se callara.
  guardar silencio loc verb
 Al testigo lo estaban chantajeando para que guardara silencio.
keep silent about [sth] v expr (not tell [sth])no decir nada sobre loc verb
 Pippa kept silent about Amber's involvement in the prank.
remain silent vi + adj (continue to say nothing)permanecer en silencio loc verb
  quedarse en silencio loc verb
  seguir sin decir nada loc verb
 Gemma remained silent throughout the entire discussion.
 Gemma permaneció en silencio durante toda la discusión.
right of silence,
right to silence,
US: right to remain silent n		 (legal entitlement to say nothing)derecho a guardar silencio loc nom m
 Uno de los derechos que les leen es: "tiene derecho a guardar silencio".
right to remain silent n (law: no interrogation)derecho a permanecer en silencio loc nom m
 You have the right to remain silent.
silent auction n (sale involving pre-bidding)licitación nf
silent film,
US: silent movie n		 (movie without sound)película muda loc nom f
 The silent movie era was quite short: roughly 1900 to 1930.
 La era de las películas mudas fue muy corta: aproximadamente de 1900 a 1930.
  cine mudo loc nom m
the Silent Generation n (people born 1928-1945)generación silenciosa loc nom f
silent hypoxia n (oxygen deficiency without symptoms)hipoxia silenciosa loc nom f
silent majority n US (supporters of conservative values)mayoría silenciosa nf
 The silent majority has no agenda, no power base, and no direction.
 La mayoría silenciosa no tiene agenda, bases ni finalidad común.
silent partner,
also UK: sleeping partner n		 figurative (business investor with no active role)socio sin voz ni voto, socia sin voz ni voto nm, nf + loc adj
 Dad's only a silent partner in the business: he never gets involved in decision making.
 Papá es solo un socio sin voz ni voto en el negocio, nunca se involucra en la toma de decisiones.
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'silent' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
button up - deathly quiet - hold your peace - hush up - keep mum - morgue - mute - nonspeaking - not say a word - observer - quiet time - say nothing - shtum - sit on - soundless - still - tacet - unmute
Spanish:
silente - silencioso - soturno - taciturno - callado - callar - cine mudo - comandita - comanditario - derecho a no declarar - enmudecer - hacer el vacío - mayoría silenciosa - mudo - Noche de Paz - quedarse piola - silenciar el celular - silencio positivo - subasta silenciosa

Collocations: [planned, schemed, operated] on the silent, [likes, loves] watching silents, was an [actor, actress] in silents, more...

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