0 If there is silence, there is no sound. -- тишина
1 a situation in which someone says nothing about a particular subject -- молчание
2 a period of time when there is no sound or no talking -- молчание, пауза
an awkward/embarrassed silence
3 to stop something making a sound or stop someone from talking -- заставлять замолчать, отключать (звук)
He silenced the alarm.
4 to stop people from criticizing you by giving a good argument to support your opinion -- заставлять замолчать, затыкать рот
In spite of claims by the editor to national representation, many voices are silenced by their absences.
The article shows how through a series of assumptions the doubts regarding the programme were silenced and the narrative upheld.
He and his fiddle are silent, silenced by noise.
Her portrayal of individual lone stars, in the heavenly constellations, is punctuated by silences, most ominously.
The song ends brusquely as the realization of being in love silences the singer, and wittily interrupts the expected conclusion.
Our approach explains why there is a limit on consonant clusters : the intervening empty vocalic positions have to be silenced.
In memoirs the silences and the ellipses are as instructive as the narrative.
What is more, neither version of the silencing argument actually rests on liberal premises, as purported.
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安靜, 寧靜, 寂靜…
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silencio, hacer callar, silenciar…
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silêncio, silenciar…
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静けさ, 沈黙・無言の間(ま), (アラームなどを)止める…
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silence [masculine], réduire au silence, faire taire…
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