1(not loudly)[+say, whisper]en voz baja;[+sing]en voz baja;suavemente;[+drink, leave, walk, come in]silenciosamente;sin hacer ruido
this part should be played quietly(Mús)esta parte hay que tocarla bajo
he left, closing the door quietlytry to drink your tea quietly without slurping it like thatwhen he saw that she had fallen asleep he left quietlyshe came in quietly"I understand, my dear," he said quietlyShe whispered his name very quietly
2(silently)en silencio
we lay quietly for almost an hour
she said nothing, but listened quietlyno dijo nada, sino que escuchó en silencio
His mother listened and quietly poured coffeeHe does not like cartoons but will sit quietly through nature programmes
3(peacefully, calmly)[+play, read]tranquilamente
I was quietly drinking a cup of coffeeestaba tomando café tranquilamente;he refused to go quietlyse negó a irse pacíficamente;are you coming quietly or are you going to make trouble?¿nos acompaña usted pacíficamente o va a causar problemas?;the house is quietly situated in attractive parklandla casa está situada en una tranquila zona con jardines;I'm quietly confident about the futureaunque no lo exteriorice, soy optimista respecto al futuro;he was quietly contentestaba contento y tranquilo
He was quietly courteous to the staff.they sat quietly reading the newspaperthe children were playing quietly on the floor
4(discreetly)discretamente
the president's plan had been quietly shelvedhabían dejado de lado discretamente el plan del presidente;she lives quietly in Suffolkvive discretamente en Suffolk;to be quietly dressedvestirse con discreción;he slipped off quietlyse marchó sin que nadie lo notara;let's get married quietlycasémonos en la intimidad;we dined quietly at homecenamos en la intimidad del hogar
She went off to have the baby privately and quietlyPreliminary investigations appear to have been quietly droppedLee's body was flown to the US, where he was quietly buried in SeattleThey were married quietly in a little country church.