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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| stil bn/bw | (geruisloos) | silent, quiet adj |
| | | quietly, silently adv |
| | | noiseless adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025: Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| quiet adj | (not noisy) | stil, rustig bn |
| | Libraries are quiet places. |
| silent adj | (without sound) | stil, geluidloos, geruisloos bn |
| | The teacher stepped into the silent classroom, impressed by how well behaved the pupils were. |
| subdued adj | (person: quiet) | bedrukt, stil bn |
| | Carol was subdued after the argument with her husband. |
| sullen adj | (person: moody, sulky) | nors, stuurs, stil bn |
| | | somber bn |
| | After his parents told him off, Adrian was sullen for the rest of the day. |
| quiescent adj | (quiet, still) | rustig, kalm bn |
| | | stil bn |
| | The quiescent village was an excellent escape from the city. |
| hushed adj | (quiet, subdued) | stil, zwijgend bn |
| | | ingetogen, rustig bn |
| | In a hushed voice, the librarian told the kids to be quiet. |
| taciturn adj | (reticent, not speaking much) | zwijgzaam, stil, zwijgend bn |
| | Bianca was unusually taciturn today; she didn't even comment on Harry's bright red pants. |
nonspeaking,
non-speaking adj | (acting role: silent) (rol) | niet-sprekend, stil bn |
unadvertised,
also US: unadvertized adj | (not brought to public notice) (verkoop) | stil bn |
| | | onaangekondigd bn |
| soundless adj | (silent) | geluidloos, stil bn |
| | I woke up at midnight to pitch black and a soundless house. |
| quietly adv | (without sound) | stil, geluidloos bw |
| | The children were reading quietly in their rooms. |
| silently adv | (without speaking) | zwijgend bw |
| | | zwijgzaam bw |
| | | stil bw |
| | The students sat silently in the classroom. |
| wordlessly adv | (saying nothing) | woordeloos, stil bw |
| | The old man signalled wordlessly that we should follow him. |
| silent adj | (not talking) | stil, zwijgend, zwijgzaam bn |
| | Simon asked Helen to tell him the truth, but she was silent. |
| muted adj | (electronics: no sound) | stil bn |
| | | zonder geluid vz+nw |
| | (anglicisme) | mute bw |
| | I can't hear the TV because it's muted. |
| reticent adj | (not talkative) | zwijgzaam, stil bn |
| | | gesloten bn |
| | My boss is reticent about her private life. |
| silently adv | (without a sound) | stil bw |
| | (informeel) | stilletjes bw |
| | The ghost moved silently down the hallway. |
| at rest adv | (not moving) | stil bw |
| | The truck was at rest when the accident occurred. |
| still adj | (motionless) | stil, onbeweeglijk bn |
| | The still water of the lake was beautiful. |
| still adj | (calm, silent) | kalm, sereen, stil bn |
| | The woods were completely still with not a sound to be heard. |
| still adj | (drink: not fizzy) (niet bruisend) | stil bn |
| | (Belg.) | plat bn |
| | Please bring me some still water. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| still adj | (silent) | stil, geluidloos, geruisloos bn |
| | It was a very still night and not a sound could be heard. |
| calm adj | (water) | rustig, stil bn |
| | The lake water was calm and still. |
| low adv | (in a quiet voice) | zacht bw |
| | | stil, stilletjes bw |
| | He spoke low so nobody could hear. |
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