hush up

insabbiare, occultare

Impedire che si venga a sapere qualcosa di imbarazzante o scorretto.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: hush something up (Officials tried to hush the accident up.)

Sinonimi: cover up, conceal, suppress

Contrari: reveal, expose

Espressioni comuni: hush up something, hush up a scandal

tacere, fare silenzio

Smettere di parlare o di fare rumore.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: be quiet, quiet down

Espressioni comuni: hush up now, hush up quickly

far tacere, zittire

Far smettere qualcuno di parlare, soprattutto per impedirgli di rivelare informazioni.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: hush someone up (They tried to hush the witness up.)

Sinonimi: silence, quiet

Espressioni comuni: hush up someone, hush up witnesses