quietly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for quietly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quietly [Am ˈkwaɪətli, Brit ˈkwʌɪətli] ADV

1. quietly (silently, not loudly):

quietly move/stand

silenciosamente

quietly move/stand

sin hacer ruido

quietly whisper/murmur/speak

en voz baja

to play quietly MUS

tocar con suavidad

to play quietly MUS

tocar piano spec

2.1. quietly (peacefully):

quietly sleep/rest

tranquilamente

they live quietly in the country

llevan una vida tranquila en el campo

2.2. quietly (unobtrusively, calmly):

quietly dress/mention

discretamente

a quietly determined woman

una mujer que persigue sus objetivos con callada resolución

he quietly assumed responsibility

asumió calladamente la responsabilidad

he quietly insinuated himself into their circle

poco a poco y sin atraer la atención se fue introduciendo en su círculo

Translations for quietly in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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silenciosamente

quietly

retiradamente

quietly

quedito

quietly

me lo dijo bien quedito

she said it to me very quietly

quedo

quietly

lo dijo tan quedo que no lo oí

he said it so softly o quietly that I didn't hear him

bajo

quietly

a la chita callando (sin llamar la atención)

quietly

lagrimear

to sob quietly

se reía calladamente

she was laughing quietly o to herself

pasito

quietly

hablen pasito

talk quietly o keep your voices down

entró pisando pasito para no despertarlo

she came in softly o quietly so as not to wake him

quietly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quietly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

quietly [ˈkwaɪətli] ADV

1. quietly (not loudly):

quietly

silenciosamente

to speak quietly

hablar en voz baja

2. quietly (speaking):

quietly

calladamente

3. quietly (peacefully):

quietly

calmadamente

Translations for quietly in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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sin rebullirse

very quietly

despacio

quietly

bajo

quietly

quietly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to speak quietly

hablar en voz baja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The coast is considerably less frantic than the market, with local fishermen quietly pushing their large boats out to sea.

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This muffles the noise the bird makes when it flaps its wings, enabling it to sneak up on prey quietly.

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It reminds me of people who go around quietly and yet have a strong effect on others because behind the calm you sense solid substance.

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It is marketed as being quietly enchanting and including a wandering country charm and all of the story-telling seductiveness of earlier work.

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In more massive stars, the ignition of helium fusion occurs relatively quietly.

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Previous releases removed threats on sight and quietly warned users, potentially confusing when users are deceived in downloading rogue security software.

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Instead of helpful intervention, he was summoned to a phone call with a bureaucrat who told him to live quietly and to not write again.

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He made little headlines during time trials, quietly making the field late on the second day.

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The one who has been dismissed quietly accepts his demotion, and is not angry.

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We got to train at the same time, slowly and quietly, no-one noticed us.

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