you were muting
mute
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mute(
myut
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (silent)
a. mudo
June was in love with Dan, but became mute whenever she was around him.June estaba enamorada de Dan, pero se quedaba muda siempre que estaba cerca de él.
a. mudo
You need to remember that the letter "h" is mute in the word "hambre."Tienes que acordarte que la letra hache en la palabra "hambre" es muda.
3. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. mudo
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (music)
a. la sordina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Rafael put a mute in his trumpet so as not to disturb the neighbors while he practiced.Rafael colocó una sordina en su trompeta para no molestar a los vecinos mientras practicaba.
a. el silencio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The phone rang and Silvia put the TV on mute.El teléfono sonó y Silvia puso la tele en silencio.
b. el mute (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Would you put the television on mute until that loud commercial is over?¿Puedes poner el televisor en mute hasta que pase ese comercial tan ruidoso?
6. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. el mudo (M), la muda (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ponerle sordina
Maynard tried muting the trumpet so it would not overwhelm the other instruments in that section.Maynard le puso sordina a la trompeta para que no dominara los otros instrumentos en esa sección.
a. silenciar
If you press the "M" key, you can mute this track.Si aprietas la tecla "M", puedes silenciar esta pista.
b. mutear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I can't hear you. Check if you accidentally muted the microphone.No te escucho. Fíjate si muteaste el micrófono sin querer.
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