silence

silence
[ˈsaɪləns]
sustantivo
1silencio (m)
  • to listen/watch in silence -> escuchar/observar en silencio
  • silence is golden (Prov) -> en boca cerrada no entran moscas
verbo transitivo
2hacer callar

silence [sai-lens]
sustantivo
1Silencio, taciturnidad; privación voluntaria de hablar, quietud.
2Silencio, secreto.
  • Death-like silence -> silencio sepulcral
  • Silence gives consent -> quien calla otorga
interrogación
3¡Silencio!
¡punto en boca! voz con la cual se manda callar.
1Imponer silencio, mandar o hacer callar.
2Parar, detener el movimiento de algo, aquietar.
va.

silence [ˈsaɪləns]
noun
1 (absence of speech) silencio; (m)
there was a shocked silence
a two minutes' silence dos minutos de silencio; silence! ¡silencio!
He never lets those long silences develop
they stood in silence permanecieron en silencio; in dead complete silenceor en silencio absoluto; there was silence on the matter no se hizo comentario alguno sobre la cuestión; to pass over sth in silence silenciar algo; to reduce sb to silence dejar a algn sin argumentos
silence is golden en boca cerrada no entran moscas
silence gives means lends consentoror quien calla otorga
2 (absence of sound) silencio; (m)
a sudden shot broke the silence un disparo repentino rompió el silencio
the silence of the fog She breathed deeply, savouring the silence He had to escape from his noisy surroundings into the silence of the high mountains
3 (unwillingness to communicate) silencio; (m)
he broke his silence for the first time yesterday rompió su silencio ayer por primera vez
Levy's silence on the subject was unnerving to [lapse] into silence
verb:transitive
1 (quieten) [+person, crowd] hacer callar; acallar; [+bells, guns, cries] silenciar; acallar
burglar alarms can usually be silenced by an experienced thief
to silence one's conscience acallar la conciencia
The hubbub was suddenly silenced by a loud fanfare The shock silenced him completely. I started to laugh, only to be silenced by his pained expression the court room was silenced by this small but powerful woman Such a settlement might silence the guns for a time All the bells of England were silenced
2 (put a stop to) [+criticism, fears, doubts] acallar; silenciar
he silenced his critics silenció a sus críticos
he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate to silence all complaint Dissent has been silenced in China
3 (kill) eliminar
those who speak against the government in some countries are often silenced A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair

Verb Conjugation for "silence"

Imperative
  • silence
  • you silence
  • he/she silences
  • we silence
  • you silence
  • they silence
Preterite
  • I silenced
  • you silenced
  • he/she silenced
  • we silenced
  • you silenced
  • they silenced
Present Continuous
  • I am silencing
  • you are silencing
  • he/she is silencing
  • we are silencing
  • you are silencing
  • they are silencing
Present Perfect
  • I have silenced
  • you have silenced
  • he/she has silenced
  • we have silenced
  • you have silenced
  • they have silenced
Past Continuous
  • I was silencing
  • you were silencing
  • he/she was silencing
  • we were silencing
  • you were silencing
  • they were silencing
Past Perfect
  • I had silenced
  • you had silenced
  • he/she had silenced
  • we had silenced
  • you had silenced
  • they had silenced
Future
  • I will silence
  • you will silence
  • he/she will silence
  • we will silence
  • you will silence
  • they will silence
Future Perfect
  • I will have silenced
  • you will have silenced
  • he/she will have silenced
  • we will have silenced
  • you will have silenced
  • they will have silenced
Future Continuous
  • I will be silencing
  • you will be silencing
  • he/she will be silencing
  • we will be silencing
  • you will be silencing
  • they will be silencing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been silencing
  • you have been silencing
  • he/she has been silencing
  • we have been silencing
  • you have been silencing
  • they have been silencing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been silencing
  • you will have been silencing
  • he/she will have been silencing
  • we will have been silencing
  • you will have been silencing
  • they will have been silencing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been silencing
  • you had been silencing
  • he/she had been silencing
  • we had been silencing
  • you had been silencing
  • they had been silencing