silence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.silence [Brit ˈsʌɪləns, Am ˈsaɪləns] N

II.silence [Brit ˈsʌɪləns, Am ˈsaɪləns] VB trans

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a horrified silence
un silence horrifié
stunned silence
figé
her silence was eloquent
son silence en disait long

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mutisme
silence
s'enfermer dans un mutisme complet
to withdraw into total silence
silence
silence
dans le silence de la nuit
in the silence of the night
la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le silence
the demonstration took place in silence
un silence de mort
a deathly silence ou hush
le silence absolu
absolute ou dead silence
silence
silence
silence!
silence!
un silence poli/gêné/pesant
a polite/an embarrassed/a heavy silence
après six mois de silence
after six months' silence
en silence travailler, marcher, souffrir
in silence
réduire qn au silence (empêcher de s'exprimer)
to reduce sb to silence
réduire qn au silence (tuer)
to silence sb
réduire un mouvement/l'opposition au silence
to silence a movement/the opposition
passer qc sous silence
to pass over sth in silence
ta nomination a été passée sous silence
your nomination was passed over in silence
silence
silence
silence radio
total radio silence
silence de cathédrale
cathedral-like silence
dans un profond recueillement
in reverential silence

silence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for silence in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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silence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

stunned silence
silence surprenant
silence is golden prov
le silence est d'or
to buy sb's silence
corrompre qn
to maintain contact/silence
garder contact/le silence
silence is golden prov
le silence est d'or
the public was awed into silence by his speech
son discours força le respect silencieux du public
to lapse into silence
se taire
(speech is silver,) silence is golden
la parole est d'argent, mais le silence est d'or prov
to observe a minute's silence in memory of sb/sth
observer une minute de silence à la mémoire de qn/qc
to spend some moments in silence at a friend's grave
se recueillir sur la tombe d'un ami
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There is also a small guesthouse where women who seek silence and prayer can stay a few days.
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Seconded by 9 other galleys, however, he silenced the fort.
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Unable to work for many years because of illness, he broke his silence and returned to composing only in the last years of his life.
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She checks the engine and after a period of silence, the daughter calls to her and gets out.
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This culminates with the wordless teaching of silence.
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They talk for a bit but each discussion only ended in silence.
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Sometimes, to remain silent is to lie, since silence can be interpreted as assent.
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Well, the film went on, and when it was over there was a deafening silence....
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Silence and solitude are very important to the order and the abbey.
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Total silence reigned in the pilot house and on the wings of the bridge.
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