silence

silence
1. noun
1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) stillhet
2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) taushet
2. verb
(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) få til å tie, bringe til taushet
3. interjection
(be silent!) ti/vær stille!
- silent
- silently
- in silence
I
subst. \/ˈsaɪləns\/
stillhet, taushet
• there was a dead silence
det ble dødsstille
• there was a minute's silence in memory of the war
det ble et minutts stillhet for å minnes krigen
• the silence of night was frightening
nattens stillhet var skremmende
break silence bryte stillheten
in silence i (all) stillhet, uten et ord
keep\/preserve silence bevare tausheten, forholde seg taus, tie
• she kept her silence
hun holdt munn
pass\/vanish into silence gå i glemmeboka
put\/reduce somebody to silence bringe noen til taushet roe ned noen
silence! stille! , ti still!
silence gives consent den som tier, samtykker
silence is golden taushet er gull
II
verb \/ˈsaɪləns\/
bringe til taushet, gjøre stum, få til å tie
• they tried to silence the debater
de prøvde å få debattanten til å tie
• we silenced the enemy's guns
vi fikk fiendens våpen til å stilne
• silence the noise!
få slutt på bråket!
• she silenced her critics
hun fikk sine kritikere til å forstumme

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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