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NOUN

le silence | les silences

NOUN1	silence \| -	edit
NOUN2	a silence \| silences	edit
VERB	to silence \| silenced \| silenced ... silencing \| silences	edit
SYNO	muteness \| silence \| quiet \| secrecy ...
muteness \| silence quiet \| silence secrecy \| secretiveness \| silence to hush \| to hush up \| to quieten \| to shut up \| to silence \| to still © Princeton University

tacitement {adv}

in silence [tacitly, silently]

Verbs

corrompre qn.

to buy sb.'s silence

museler qn.

to silence sb.

pol. réduire qc. [opposition]

to silence sth.

Nouns

silence {m}

silence

mutisme {m} [attitude silencieuse]

silence [of a person not speaking]

dr. omerta {f}

law of silence [criminal organizations]

mus. silence {m}

rest [interval of silence]

2 Words: Verbs

faire taire qn.

to silence sb. [force to be quiet]

faire taire qn./qc. [opposant, sceptiques]

to silence sb./sth.

2 Words: Nouns

film silence {m} calculé

dramatic pause

rhét. silence {m} calculé

pause for effect

RadioTV télécom. silence {m} radio [aussi fig.]

radio silence

3 Words: Others

Tais-toi !

Silence!

3 Words: Verbs

apaiser la conscience

to silence the conscience

marcher en silence

to tiptoe

meubler le silence

to fill the silence

passer qc. sous silence

to withhold sth. [truth, information]

passer qc. sous silence

to keep sth. secret

réduire qn. au silence

to floor sb. [silence]

réduire qn. au silence

to gag sb. [fig.]

réduire qn. au silence

to muzzle sb. [fig.]

réduire qn. au silence

to silence sb.

réduire qn. au silence

to reduce sb. to silence

rompre le silence

to break the silence

souffrir en silence

to suffer in silence

souffrir en silence

to grin and bear it [idiom]

3 Words: Nouns

dr. journ. consigne {f} du silence

gag order

garder le silence {noun}

to keep quiet

minute {f} de silence

one minute's silence

silence {m} de mort

deathly hush

4 Words: Others

Il rompt le silence.

He breaks the silence.

4 Words: Verbs

relig. faire vœu de silence

to take a vow of silence

garder le silence sur qc.

to remain silent about sth.

imposer le silence à qn.

to impose silence on sb.

imposer le silence à qn.

to order sb. to be silent

ordonner le silence à qn.

to order sb. to be silent

s'emmurer dans le silence [loc.]

to retreat into silence [idiom]

s'enfermer dans le silence

to retreat into silence

sortir de son silence

to break one's silence

5+ Words: Others

Il est parti sans rien dire.

He left in silence.

Il y a un temps de se taire et un temps de parler. [loc.]

There is a time to keep silence and a time to speak. [idiom]

Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. [loc.]

Silence is golden. [idiom]

Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. [loc.]

Speech is silver, silence is golden. [idiom]

Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. [loc.]

Talk is silver, silence is golden. [idiom]

Qui ne dit mot consent. [loc.]

Silence means consent. [idiom]

5+ Words: Verbs

observer une minute de silence

to observe a minute's silence

se claustrer dans le mutisme [fig.]

to retreat into stubborn silence [fig.]

se cloîtrer dans le silence

to retreat into silence

se draper dans le silence

to remain silent about sth.

se draper dans le silence

to remain silent on sth.

se murer dans le silence

to remain silent

se murer dans son silence

to remain silent

se réfugier dans le silence

to retreat into silence

subir la colère de qn. en silence

to suffer sb.'s anger in silence

Fiction (Literature and Film)

littérat. F La Maison du silence [Orhan Pamuk]

Silent House

film littérat. F Le Silence des agneaux

The Silence of the Lambs [novel: Thomas Harris (1988); film: Jonathan Demme (1991)]

littérat. F Le Silence du jardin

The Silence in the Garden [William Trevor]

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