quieto

/ˈkjeto/, [ˈkje.t̪o]

quiet, still

Adjective quieto (feminine quieta, masculine plural quietos, feminine plural quietas)

Examples

Mantente quieto.

Hold still.

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Tom no sabe quedarse quieto.

Tom doesn't know how to sit still.

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"¡Quédate quieto!", susurró.

"Be quiet," he whispered.

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El niño, al ver una mariposa, comenzó a correr tras ella, provocando así la cólera de su madre que le había ordenado que se quedase quieto mientras ella cotilleaba con la vecina.

The boy, upon seeing a butterfly, proceeded to run after it, provoking the anger of his mother, who had ordered him to stay quiet while she gossiped with the lady next door.

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Te dije que te quedaras quieto.

I told you to stay put.

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¡Quédate quieto!

Stop moving!

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Tom no puede sentarse quieto ni por un momento.

Tom can't sit still for a moment.

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Le dije a Tom que se estuviera quieto.

I told Tom to stay still.

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Ese niño es incapaz de estarse quieto durante diez minutos.

The boy cannot keep quiet for ten minutes.

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Él me hizo una seña de que me quedara quieto.

He gave me a sign to keep quiet.

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