hush up

encubrir, ocultar

Impedir que se conozca algo vergonzoso o indebido.

En inglés sencillo: To prevent people from learning about something embarrassing or wrong.

• They tried to hush up the scandal.
• The company hushed up several serious accidents.
• Why was the report hushed up?

Cómo se usa: hush something up (Officials tried to hush the accident up.)

Sinónimos: cover up, conceal, suppress

Antónimos: reveal, expose

Expresiones frecuentes: hush up something, hush up a scandal

callarse

Dejar de hablar o de hacer ruido.

En inglés sencillo: To stop talking or making noise.

• Hush up and listen.
• The children hushed up when the story began.
• Will you hush up for a minute?

Sinónimos: be quiet, quiet down

Expresiones frecuentes: hush up now, hush up quickly

hacer callar, silenciar

Hacer que alguien deje de hablar, especialmente para impedir que revele información.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone stop speaking, especially to stop them revealing information.

• She hushed the children up.
• Someone threatened him to hush him up.
• Did they pay the witness to hush her up?

Cómo se usa: hush someone up (They tried to hush the witness up.)

Sinónimos: silence, quiet

Expresiones frecuentes: hush up someone, hush up witnesses