callada
callada [cal-lyah’-dah]
noun
1Dish of tripe. (f)
2Silence: employed only in certain phrases. (f)
- A las callada -> or de callada, without noise, privately, on the quiet
- Dar la callada por respuesta -> to answer by silence
adjective
1Silent, reserved, noiseless.
2Discreet.
- Todo estaba muy callado -> everything was very quiet
- Tener algo callado -> to keep quiet about something
- Pagar para tener callado a uno -> to pay to keep somebody quiet
- Nunca te quedas callado -> you always have an answer for everything
past participle
3Past participle of CALLAR.
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