mute

couper le son

Couper ou baisser le son d’un appareil ou d’un enregistrement.

En anglais simple : To turn off or reduce the sound of a device or recording.

• Please mute your phone.
• I muted the television during the call.
• Have you muted your microphone?

Synonymes : silence

Contraires : unmute

Expressions courantes : mute the microphone, mute your phone, mute the tv

faire taire, étouffer

Rendre quelqu’un ou quelque chose moins audible, ou empêcher qu’on l’entende.

En anglais simple : To make someone or something quieter or stop them from being heard.

• The thick carpet muted our footsteps.
• Fear had muted her protests.
• The new rules may mute voices of opposition.

Synonymes : silence, quiet, muffle

Expressions courantes : mute criticism, mute someone’s voice, mute the noise

muet, silencieux

Qui ne dit rien ou ne produit aucun son.

En anglais simple : Saying nothing or making no sound.

• She remained mute throughout the meeting.
• He stood mute with shock.
• The abandoned houses were mute witnesses to the disaster.

Synonymes : silent, soundless

Expressions courantes : remain mute, mute witness, mute appeal

muet

Qui ne peut pas parler.

En anglais simple : Unable to speak.

• The mute child communicated with signs.
• She has been mute since birth.
• A speech specialist worked with the mute patient.

Synonymes : nonverbal

Expressions courantes : mute child, deaf and mute, mute person, born mute

muet

Personne qui ne peut pas parler.

En anglais simple : A person who cannot speak.

• The old report described him as a mute.
• In the novel, a mute communicates through gestures.
• The historical register listed several residents as mutes.

Expressions courantes : a deaf mute, as a mute