silencio

be quiet, silence


Noun silencio m (plural silencios)

  1. silence

Verb silencio

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of silenciar.

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Examples
  • Él guardó silencio durante toda la interrogación.

    He kept silent all the time during the interrogation.

  • Es el sonido que oyes cuando todo está en silencio.

    It is the sound you hear when everything is silent.

  • Deberías estar en silencio en una biblioteca.

    You ought to be quiet in a library.

  • Todo lo que quiero es paz y silencio.

    All I want is peace and quiet.

  • Él se mantuvo en silencio por lo que me pareció una hora.

    He was silent for what seemed to me an hour.

  • Tiene el derecho a mantener silencio.

    You have the right to remain silent.

  • El silencio es un tesoro.

    Silence is golden.

  • El chico guardó silencio.

    The boy remained silent.

  • El niño se mantuvo en silencio.

    The boy remained silent.

  • He puesto mi móvil en silencio.

    I've put my mobile on silent.

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