silence

silence

État où il n’y a aucun son ni bruit.

En anglais simple : The state of there being no sound or noise.

• The room was filled with silence.
• A distant dog broke the silence.
• We listened to the silence of the forest.

Synonymes : quiet, stillness

Contraires : noise

Expressions courantes : complete silence, break the silence, in silence, total silence

silence

Période pendant laquelle aucun son n’est produit.

En anglais simple : A period of time during which no sound is made.

• There was a long silence.
• A brief silence followed the announcement.
• We observed a minute of silence before the match.

Synonymes : pause

Expressions courantes : a brief silence, a long silence, minute of silence

silence

Fait de ne rien dire, surtout quand quelqu’un attend une réponse.

En anglais simple : The act of saying nothing, especially when someone expects a reply.

• He answered with silence.
• Her silence did not mean agreement.
• The police warned him that his silence could affect the investigation.

Expressions courantes : keep silence, right to silence, remain in silence

faire taire

Empêcher quelqu’un de continuer à parler ou faire cesser le bruit de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To stop someone speaking or stop something making a noise.

• Please silence your phone.
• Her sharp look silenced the children.
• The announcement silenced the whole room.

Synonymes : quiet, hush

Expressions courantes : silence someone, silence the alarm, silence the crowd

faire taire, réduire au silence

Faire cesser les sons produits par une personne ou une chose.

En anglais simple : To make someone or something stop making a sound.

• Please silence your phone.
• She silenced the alarm with one button.
• His raised hand silenced the noisy crowd.

Synonymes : quiet, hush, mute

Expressions courantes : silence an alarm, silence a phone, silence the crowd

réprimer, étouffer

Empêcher les gens d’exprimer leurs opinions ou leurs sentiments.

En anglais simple : To prevent people from expressing their opinions or feelings.

• They tried to silence criticism.
• Threats silenced her objections.
• The law cannot silence every opposing voice.

Synonymes : suppress, stifle

Expressions courantes : silence criticism, silence opposition, silence dissent

Silence !

Ordre donné aux gens pour qu’ils cessent de parler ou de faire du bruit.

En anglais simple : A command telling people to stop speaking or making noise.

• Silence, please!
• Silence! The judge is speaking.
• Silence! I need to hear the announcement.

Synonymes : quiet, hush

Expressions courantes : silence please, silence now