silent
/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ adjectif B1En français : silencieux, se taire, muet
- Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
- Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
- Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent. · The e is silent in fable.· Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.
- Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
- With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode. · My phone was on silent.
- Without audio capability. · The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
- Hidden, unseen. · a silent voter; a silent partner
Comparatif silenter · Superlatif silentest
Dans la bibliothèque
He thought I should brood over it if I knew all, and so he was silent.”
The Doves, as long as he was silent, supposed him to be one of themselves and admitted him to their cote.
“Be silent, you simpleton!” cried Danglars, grasping him by the arm, “or I will not answer even for your own safety.
He was resolutely silent, however; and, from a determination of making him speak, she continued,--
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