quiet

silencioso

Que apenas produce sonido o tiene muy poco ruido.

En inglés sencillo: Making little or no sound, or having little noise.

• Please be quiet.
• We found a quiet room to study in.
• The engine is much quieter now.

Sinónimos: silent, hushed

Antónimos: loud, noisy

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet room, keep quiet, quiet voice

tranquilo, calmado

Con poco movimiento, actividad o emoción.

En inglés sencillo: Having little movement, activity, or excitement.

• It was a quiet day.
• The sea looked quiet this morning.
• Business is usually quieter in January.

Sinónimos: calm, peaceful

Antónimos: busy, lively

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet day, quiet sea, quiet street

callado, reservado

Que habla poco y no suele expresar sus pensamientos o sentimientos.

En inglés sencillo: Speaking little and keeping your thoughts or feelings to yourself.

• My brother is very quiet.
• She was a quiet child at school.
• He became quieter when we mentioned his family.

Sinónimos: reserved, uncommunicative

Antónimos: talkative

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet person, quiet child, quiet and shy

calmar, calmarse

Hacer que alguien o algo tenga menos ruido o agitación, o pasar a ese estado.

En inglés sencillo: To become less noisy or upset, or make someone or something less noisy or upset.

• The crowd slowly quieted.
• She quieted the baby with a song.
• His gentle voice quieted her sobs.

Cómo se usa: quiet down (The children quieted down when the teacher arrived.)

Sinónimos: calm, hush, soothe

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet a baby, quiet down, quiet the crowd

apaciguar, disipar

Reducir o eliminar preocupaciones, dudas o quejas.

En inglés sencillo: To reduce or remove worries, doubts, or complaints.

• The explanation quieted her fears.
• His apology failed to quiet their anger.
• More evidence is needed to quiet these doubts.

Sinónimos: ease, allay, dispel

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet fears, quiet someone’s doubts, quiet protests

tranquilidad, calma

Estado o ambiente de paz, con poca actividad o ruido.

En inglés sencillo: A peaceful situation or place with little activity or noise.

• I enjoy the quiet here.
• We escaped to the quiet of the countryside.
• She needed some peace and quiet after work.

Sinónimos: peace, calm, tranquility

Antónimos: bustle

Expresiones frecuentes: peace and quiet, enjoy the quiet, quiet of somewhere

silencio

Situación en la que apenas se oye sonido o no se oye ninguno.

En inglés sencillo: A situation in which there is little or no sound.

• A sudden quiet filled the room.
• Her footsteps broke the quiet.
• In the quiet, we could hear the clock ticking.

Sinónimos: silence, stillness

Antónimos: noise

Expresiones frecuentes: complete quiet, sudden quiet, quiet of somewhere

silencio, calla

Se dice para pedir que dejen de hablar o hacer ruido.

En inglés sencillo: Used to tell people to stop speaking or making noise.

• Quiet! I cannot hear her.
• Quiet, please! The baby is asleep.
• Quiet, everyone! The show is starting.

Sinónimos: hush

Expresiones frecuentes: quiet please, quiet everyone