WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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hush up vi + adv | informal (be silent) | callarse⇒ v prnl |
| | hacer silencio loc verb |
| The babysitter told the children to hush up and go to sleep. |
hush [sb] up vtr + adv | informal (make [sb] silent) | callar a vtr + prep |
| I'm worried your brother will blab the secret to everyone. How can we hush him up? |
hush [sth] up, hush up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (suppress mention of [sth]) | no decir nada sobre loc verb |
| | no hablar sobre loc verb |
| The politician tried to hush up the scandal, but the press got wind of it. |
hush up interj | informal (stop talking) (tú) | cállate interj |
| (vos) | callate interj |
| (usted) | cállese interj |
| Hush up and watch the movie! |
| ¡Cállate y mira la película! |
| | ¡chito!, ¡chitón! interj |
| | ¡silencio! interj |
| ¡Chito! Mira la película. |