callarte in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for callarte 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

Translations for callarte in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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pipe down

callarse la boca inf

belt up

callarse la boca

shush

callarse

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

callarte in the PONS Dictionary

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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

Translations for callarte in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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

callarte Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

callarse sus méritos

to hide one's light under a bushel

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