callando in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for callando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

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a la chita callando Spain inf (furtivamente)

on the quiet

a la chita callando Spain inf (furtivamente)

on the sly

a la chita callando (sin llamar la atención)

quietly

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trail away speaker:

callar

howl down

hacer callar a gritos

shout down

hacer callar a gritos

to do a (moonlight) flit inf

largarse a la chita callando inf

shush

hacer callar

hush (quieten)

hacer callar

shut up person

hacer callar

talk down heckler

hacer callar

callando in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for callando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.callar VB intr, refl

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

¡cállate de una vez!

just shut up!

II.callar VB trans

callar (un asunto)

to keep quiet about

callar (un secreto)

to keep

hacer callar a uno

to make sb keep quiet

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a la chita callando fig

on the sly

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shout down

hacer callar a gritos

slap down

hacer callar

howl down

hacer callar a gritos

shush

hacer callar

quieten

hacer callar

quieten down

hacer callar

hush (make silent)

hacer callar

shut up

hacer callar

to shut sb up for good fig

hacer callar a alguien para siempre

callando Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a la chita callando fig

on the sly

por lo tanto mejor callar

so best keep quiet

oír, ver y callar prov

hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

hacer callar a uno

to make sb keep quiet

hacer callar a alguien para siempre

to shut sb up for good fig