silence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for silence in the English»French Dictionary

I.silence [Brit ˈsʌɪləns, Am ˈsaɪləns] N

1. silence (quietness):

silence

silence m

in silence

en silence

silence please!

silence, s'il vous plaît!

silence fell

le silence se fit

silence reigns

le silence règne

to call for silence

demander le silence

to break the silence

rompre le silence

to reduce sb to silence

réduire qn au silence

2. silence (pause):

silence

silence m

a two-minute silence

un silence de deux minutes

3. silence (absence of communication):

silence

silence m (about, on, over sur)

to break one's silence

sortir de son silence

right of silence LAW

droit pour un accusé de se taire avant ou pendant son procès

4. silence (discretion):

silence

silence m

to buy sb's silence

acheter le silence de qn

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

1. silence (quieten):

silence crowd, child

réduire [qn] au silence

to silence the enemy's guns

faire taire le feu de l'ennemi

2. silence (gag):

silence critic, press

faire taire

dead silence N U or C

dead silence

silence m de mort

radio silence N

radio silence

silence m radio

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a horrified silence

un silence horrifié

stunned silence

figé

her silence was eloquent

son silence en disait long

Translations for silence in the French»English Dictionary

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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

I.silence [ˈsaɪ·lən(t)s] N

silence

silence m

Phrases:

silence is golden prov

le silence est d'or prov

II.silence [ˈsaɪ·lən(t)s] VB trans

silence

réduire au silence

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pensive silence

méditatif(-ive)

stunned silence

silence m surprenant

silence is golden prov

le silence est d'or prov

perfect silence

complet(-ète)

uneasy silence

gêné(e)

to maintain contact/silence

garder contact/le silence

Translations for silence in the French»English Dictionary

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mutisme

silence

museler

to silence

silence (absence de bruit, de paroles, d'information)

silence

réduire qn au silence

to reduce sb to silence

rompre le silence

to break the silence

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Total silence reigned in the pilot house and on the wings of the bridge.

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Sometimes, to remain silent is to lie, since silence can be interpreted as assent.

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Silence is generally observed in the church, refectory and other monastic areas.

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We sit in silence, fat as pashas, sated and silent.

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It's long overdue and it will silence the growing legion of critics out there who were unhappy with the pace of this story.

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The date of the expiration of the silence period shall be regarded as the date of adoption of the decision.

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This culminates with the wordless teaching of silence.

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I was sitting there alone, listening to the silence.

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Her win was met with dead silence from the spectators.

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Silence was the only safe policy, but that silence is suggestive that grave danger was feared from his influence.

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