silence

silence: [[t]sa͟ɪləns[/t]]
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silences, silencing, silenced

1) N-VAR: oft in/of N If there is silence, nobody is speaking.

They stood in silence...

He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...

Then he bellowed `Silence!'

2) N-UNCOUNT: oft the N of n The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.

...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...

She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.

3) N-UNCOUNT: oft poss N Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.

The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.

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PHRASE: V inflects If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.

Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering yesterday in the hope of helping other families cope with the disease.

4) VERB To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.

[V n] A ringing phone silenced her...

[V n] The shock silenced him completely.

5) VERB If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.

[V n] Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.

[V n] ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.

6) VERB To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.

[V n] A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.

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Synonyms:

Stillness, noiselessness, quiet, calm, peace, Still, hush, put to silence / Taciturnity, muteness, dumbness, Allay, quiet, calm, put to rest, put an end to, Hush, whist, soft, tush, chut, tut, be still, be silent, hold your tongue / Oblivion, obscurity / Secrecy

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SILENCE — Il semble impossible de parler de ce qui est absence ou abolition de toute parole. Le silence se présente comme le point zéro à partir duquel s’inaugure tout langage, sans qu’on y puisse faire retour. Pour reprendre une terminologie empruntée à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Silence — is a relative or total lack of audible sound you can not hear a thing it is quiet. Silence in Social Interaction: Functions, Meanings, and Interpretations Silence in social interaction is the absence of speech. Silence in this arena can be… … Wikipedia
silence — SILENCE. s. m. Privation, cessation de bruit. Grand silence. profond silence. le silence de la nuit. le silence des bois. faites silence. faites faire silence. troubler le silence. Il se dit proprement de l homme lorsqu il s abstient de parler.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Silence — • All writers on the spiritual life uniformly recommend, nay, command under penalty of total failure, the practice of silence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Silence Silence … Catholic encyclopedia
Silence — Студийный альбом … Википедия
silence — Silence, Silentium. Fort grand silence, Silentium acre et intentum. Il y eut quelque temps silence, Silentium aliquandiu tenuit. Faire silence, Attacere, Silentium dare, Conticere, Fauere linguis, Ore fauere. Se taire et faire silence par commun… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Silence — Si lence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silencing}.] 1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. [1913 Webster] Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To put to rest; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silence — Si lence, n. [F., fr. L. silentium. See {Silent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. [1913 Webster] I saw and heared; for such a numerous host Fled not in silence through the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silence — Álbum de Sonata Arctica Publicación 4 de septiembre de 2001 Grabación Otoño, 2000 Primavera, 2001 Género(s) Pow … Wikipedia Español
silence — si·lence n 1: the state of keeping or being silent; esp: forbearance from speech or comment 2: failure to make something known esp. in violation of a duty to do so acceptance by silence see also estoppel by silence at estoppel … Law dictionary
Silence 4 — es una banda portuguesa formada en 1996, cuyas canciones son mayoritariamente en inglés. (Salvo los temas Sextos Sentidos y Eu nao sei dizer incluidos en su álbum debut Silence Becomes I ). Realizaron dos álbumes con buena recepción por los… … Wikipedia Español

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