quiet

silencioso

el silencio

quiet(kway-iht)

adjective

1. (silent)

a. silencioso

I prefer to go to work early, because the office is quiet.

Prefiero entrar al trabajo temprano porque la oficina está silenciosa.

b. callado (person)

He has become a quiet man since his wife's death.

Se ha convertido en un hombre callado desde la muerte de su esposa.

2. (not loud)

a. tranquilo

We need a quiet place to prepare for our exams.

Necesitamos un lugar tranquilo para prepararnos los exámenes.

b. bajo (voice)

You should speak in a quiet voice when you're in the library.

Debes hablar en voz baja cuando estés en la biblioteca.

3. (not busy)

a. tranquilo

It was a very quiet day at work; we didn't do much.

Fue un día muy tranquilo en el trabajo; no hicimos mucho.

4. (discreet)

a. discreto

A quiet outfit is more appropriate for the interview.

Un traje discreto es más apropiado para la entrevista.

noun

5. (calm)

a. el silencio

(M)

I love to go for a walk in the quiet of the night.

Me encanta dar un paseo en el silencio de la noche.

b. la tranquilidad

(F)

We enjoyed the beauty of the sunset in the quiet of nature.

Disfrutamos de la belleza del atardecer en la tranquilidad de la naturaleza.

transitive verb

6. (to make quiet)

(United States)

a. acallar

The teacher tried unsuccessfully to quiet his unruly students.

El maestro intentó sin éxito acallar a sus alumnos revoltosos.

intransitive verb

7. (to become quiet)

(United States)

a. callarse

Everyone in the courtroom quieted when the judge entered.

Todos en la sala se callaron cuando entró el juez.

interjection

8. (imperative)

a. ¡silencio!

Quiet! Get on with your work!

¡Silencio! ¡Sigan con el trabajo!

9. (imperative; used to address one person)

a. cállate

(informal)

(singular)

Quiet! The teacher's coming!

¡Cállate! ¡Viene la profesora!

b. cállese

(formal)

(singular)

Quiet, please! I'm trying to concentrate.

¡Cállese, por favor! Necesito concentrarme.

10. (imperative; used to address multiple people)

a. cállense (plural)

Quiet! I'm trying to listen to the news.

¡Cállense! Estoy intentando escuchar las noticias.

quiet

Noun

1. (general)

a. la silencio m, tranquilidad

(F)

the quiet of the countrysidela paz del campo

2. (colloquial)

a.

to do something on the quiethacer algo a escondidas or

adjective

3. (not loud; person, music)

a. tranquilo(a)

4. (voice)

a. bajo(a)

5. (engine)

a. silencioso(a)

to keep somebody quiethacer callar a alguien

to keep quietno hacer ruido

to keep quiet about somethingguardar silencio or no decir nada sobre algo

to keep something quietmantener algo en secreto

be quiet!¡cállate!

quiet please!¡silencio, por favor!

as quiet as a mousecallado(a) como un muerto

6. (discreet)

a. discreto(a)

to have a quiet laugh at something/somebodyreírse para sus adentros de algo/alguien

7. (peaceful)

a. tranquilo(a)

a quiet weddinguna boda íntima or discreta

8. (business, market)

a. inactivo(a), poco animado(a)

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quiet [ˈkwaɪət]

adjective

quieter (comparative)quietest (superlative)

1 (not loud) [+engine] silencioso; [+music] tranquilo; suave; [+tone] bajo; quedo (literary); [+laughter] suave

he said in a quiet voice dijo en (un) tono bajo

Joanna's normally quiet voice was suddenly quite loud She began speaking in a quieter tone, but her voice was still firm Lloyd smiled, a slow kind of smile that broke into quiet laughter

2 (silent) [+person] callado

to be quiet estar callado

you're very quiet today hoy estás muy callado; be quiet! ¡cállate!; ¡silencio!

she was very quiet all day He was quiet for a long time she's always quiet; she just sits and gets on with her work without saying a word

to go quiet quedarse callado

he went quiet Maisie had gone unnaturally quiet

to keep or stay quiet (say nothing) quedarse callado; (not make a noise) no hacer ruido

There was nothing to say to this so she kept quiet... I stayed quiet, though secretly I thought Glenys had a good point he was smart enough to know when to keep quiet try to keep quiet, Joseph's asleep the children couldn't stay quiet for long, and soon were laughing and playing

to keep quiet about sth no decir nada acerca de algo

you must keep quiet about what you saw tonight.

to keep sb quiet: they paid him £1,000 to keep him quiet le pagaron 1000 libras para que se callara; that book should keep him quiet for a while ese libro le tendrá entretenido durante un rato; I gave him a biscuit to keep him quiet le di una galleta para que estuviese entretenido

to keep sth quiet: keep it quiet no se lo digas a nadie; he managed to keep the whole thing quiet consiguió que nadie se enterara del asunto; the government has tried to keep the matter quiet el gobierno ha intentado mantener el asunto en secreto

[+place] silencioso

it was dark and the streets were quiet era de noche y las calles estaban silenciosas; isn't it quiet! ¡qué silencio!

We returned to the car through quiet streets The stars shone out of a clear sky on to quiet streets lie down in a quiet room

it was quiet as the grave había un silencio sepulcral

3 (peaceful, not busy) [+life, night, village, area] tranquilo

they lead a quiet life llevan una vida tranquila; he'll do anything for a quiet life hará lo que sea para que lo dejen en paz; the patient has had a quiet night el paciente ha pasado una noche tranquila; this town is too quiet for me esta ciudad es demasiado tranquila para mí; the shops will be quieter today las tiendas estarán más tranquilas hoy; hoy habrá menos jaleo en las tiendas

the shops are very quiet on bank holidays

business is quiet at this time of year hay poco movimiento en esta época

The village is so quiet now... It reminded me of those quiet East Anglian coastal towns he went to sleep with a quiet [mind]

everybody needs a quiet time todo el mundo necesita un rato de tranquilidad

those were quiet times aquel fue un tiempo de tranquilidad

Eleanor had a quiet night and slept soundly Most married couples live quiet and happy lives together

all quiet on the Western front no hay moros en la costa

All babies need quiet times on their own

4 (calm, placid) [+person] callado; [+temperament] tranquilo; sosegado; [+dog, horse] manso

my daughter is a very quiet girl mi hija es una chica muy callada; we have very quiet neighbours tenemos unos vecinos muy tranquilos

5 (discreet) [+manner, decor, style] discreto; [+clothes, dress] discreto; no llamativo; [+colour] suave; apagado; [+despair] callado; [+optimism] comedido; [+ceremony] íntimo

the decoration was in quiet good taste la decoración era de un gusto discreto; with quiet humour he said ... con un humor discreto dijo ...; we had a quiet lunch/supper comimos/cenamos en la intimidad

They dress in quiet colours devoid of pattern Just as a red rag enrages a bull, quiet colours soothe They lead lives of quiet despair... There was a quiet despair in her 1 voice that was painful to hear There are grounds for quiet optimism. It was a quiet ceremony at a register office The quiet ceremony was in stark contrast to his lavish first marriage Some U.S. officials have expresed quiet optimism at the ceasefire idea

it was a quiet funeral/wedding el funeral/la boda se celebró en la intimidad

we had a quiet [wedding]

to have a quiet dig at sb burlarse discretamente de algn

we had a quiet laugh over it nos reímos en privado

I'll have a quiet word with him hablaré discretamente con él

noun

1 (silence) silencio (m)

the teacher shouted for quiet

let's have complete quiet for a few minutes vamos a tener unos minutos de completo silencio; in the quiet of the night en el silencio de la noche

In the quiet of the studio it sounded like a small pistol shot.

on the quiet a escondidas

They've been building up quite a large shareholding on the quiet. xxxx to do sth on the quiet xxxxx she had a drink on the quiet xxxxx he told me on the quiet

2 (peacefulness) tranquilidad (f)

there was a period of quiet after the fighting hubo un periodo de tranquilidad tras los enfrentamientos

xxx an hour of blessed quiet In the country the quiet made them feel depressed.

peace

transitive verb

(US)

quieten

intransitive verb

(US)

quieten