mute

silenziare

Spegnere o abbassare il suono di un dispositivo o di una registrazione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: silence

Contrari: unmute

Espressioni comuni: mute the microphone, mute your phone, mute the tv

zittire, soffocare

Rendere qualcuno o qualcosa più silenzioso o impedire che si senta.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: silence, quiet, muffle

Espressioni comuni: mute criticism, mute someone’s voice, mute the noise

muto, silenzioso

Che non dice nulla o non produce alcun suono.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: silent, soundless

Espressioni comuni: remain mute, mute witness, mute appeal

muto

Che non può parlare.

In inglese semplice: Unable to speak.

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

Sinonimi: nonverbal

Espressioni comuni: mute child, deaf and mute, mute person, born mute

muto

Persona che non può parlare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: a deaf mute, as a mute