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圣餐
Shut up
Oxford Spanish Dictionary
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. callar VB intr
callar
to be quiet
callar
to shut up inf
calla, que no me dejas oír
be quiet o shut up, I can't hear
lloró toda la noche, no hubo manera de hacerlo callar
he cried all night, nothing we could do would make him stop
ya tiene tres niños — ¡calla! inf
she has three children now — never! o she hasn't! inf
quien calla otorga prov
silence implies o gives consent
II. callar VB trans
1. callar secreto:
callar
to keep … to oneself
intentaron callar estas cifras
they attempted to keep these figures quiet
2. callar LatAm persona:
callen a esos niños
get those children to be quiet
callen a esos niños
shut those kids up, will you? inf
III. callarse VB vpr
1. callarse (guardar silencio):
callarse
to be quiet
¡cállate!
be quiet!
¡cállate!
shut up! inf
¡cállate la boca! inf
shut your mouth! sl
¿te quieres callar de una vez?
will you shut up!
cuando entró todos se callaron
when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking
la próxima vez no me callaré
next time I won't keep quiet
2. callarse (no decir):
callarse noticia
to keep … quiet
callarse noticia
to keep … to oneself
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
shush
callarse
will you shush now?
¡cállense de una vez!
pipe down
callarse la boca inf
belt up
callarse la boca
hush up inf
callarse
hush
callarse
shut up inf
callarse
all his instincts told him to remain silent
su intuición le decía que era mejor callarse
to leave sth unsaid
callar(se) algo
break off
callarse
in the PONS Dictionary
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
callarse de [o por] algo (no hablar)
to keep quiet because of sth
callarse de [o por] algo (enmudecer)
to fall silent due to sth
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
pipe down (be quiet)
callarse
to not let on about sth
callarse algo
shush
callarse
break off
callarse
quieten
callarse
quieten down
callarse
hush
callarse
to leave sth unsaid
callarse algo
to dummy up
callarse como un muerto
in the PONS Dictionary
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
callarse de [o por] algo (no hablar)
to keep quiet because of sth
callarse de [o por] algo (enmudecer)
to fall silent due to sth
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
pipe down (be quiet)
callarse
break off
callarse
shush
callarse
to not let on about sth
callarse algo
quiet down
callarse
to leave sth unsaid
callarse algo
hush
callarse
shut up
callarse
to dummy up
callarse como un muerto
presente
yocallo
túcallas
él/ella/ustedcalla
nosotros/nosotrascallamos
vosotros/vosotrascalláis
ellos/ellas/ustedescallan
imperfecto
yocallaba
túcallabas
él/ella/ustedcallaba
nosotros/nosotrascallábamos
vosotros/vosotrascallabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescallaban
indefinido
yocallé
túcallaste
él/ella/ustedcalló
nosotros/nosotrascallamos
vosotros/vosotrascallasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescallaron
futuro
yocallaré
túcallarás
él/ella/ustedcallará
nosotros/nosotrascallaremos
vosotros/vosotrascallaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescallarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
callarse de [o por] algo (no hablar)
to keep quiet because of sth
callarse de [o por] algo (enmudecer)
to fall silent due to sth
callarse sus méritos
to hide one's light under a bushel
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Callarse es para los revolucionarios negar su existencia misma.
es.internationalism.org
Callarse y no contarlo...
loquecomadonmanuel.com
Callarse un momento y dejar que las palabras hablen solas.
www.fundacionlafuente.cl
Callarse y si cuela, cuela.
borrokagaraia.wordpress.com
Callarse y dejar que los demás te hagan un poco el futuro, en vez de contarnos tus traumas o negar la historia.
blogs.lavozdegalicia.es

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