quiet

quiet
quiet [ˈkwaɪət]
1. adjective
   a. ( = not loud) [voice] bas (basse f) ; [music] doux (douce f) ; [sound] léger
   b. ( = not noisy, not busy) [street, room, village, neighbour] calme
• isn't it quiet! quel calme !
• try to be a little quieter essayez de faire moins de bruit
• this town is too quiet for me cette ville est trop calme pour moi
   c. ( = silent) to be quiet [person] être silencieux
• you're very quiet today tu ne dis pas grand-chose aujourd'hui
• be quiet! silence !
• to keep quiet garder le silence
• it was quiet as the grave il y avait un silence de mort
   d. ( = placid) [person] calme
   e. ( = discreet) [optimism] discret (-ète f)
• the wedding was very quiet le mariage a été célébré dans l'intimité
• "yes" he said with a quiet smile « oui » dit-il avec un petit sourire
• to have a quiet word with sb parler en particulier avec qn
• to keep quiet about sth ( = not tell) ne pas ébruiter qch
   f. ( = untroubled) [night] paisible ; [life] tranquille
2. noun
   a. ( = silence) silence m
• let's have complete quiet for a few minutes faisons silence complet pendant quelques minutes
   b. ( = peace) calme m
• there was a period of quiet after the fighting il y a eu une accalmie après les combats
   c. on the quiet (inf) en cachette
* * *
['kwaɪət] 1.
noun
1) (silence) silence m

quiet please! — silence, s'il vous plaît!

2) (peace) tranquillité f
3) (colloq) (secret)

to do something on the quiet — faire quelque chose discrètement

2.
adjective
1) (silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuse

to keep quiet — garder le silence

to go quiet — [person, assembly] se taire

to keep somebody quiet — faire taire [dog, child]

be quiet — (stop talking) tais-toi; (make no noise) ne fais pas de bruit

2) (not noisy) [voice] bas/basse; [engine] silencieux/-ieuse; [music] doux/douce; [cough, laugh] discret/-ète

in a quiet voice — à voix basse

to keep the children quiet — [activity] tenir les enfants tranquilles

3) (discreet) [diplomacy] discret/-ète; [deal] en privé; [confidence] serein; [despair] voilé; [colour] sobre

to have a quiet word with somebody — prendre quelqu'un à part pour lui parler

4) (calm) [village, holiday, night, life] tranquille

the stock market is quiet — la Bourse est calme

5) (for few people) [meal] intime; [wedding] célébré dans l'intimité
6) (docile) [pony] paisible
7) (secret)

to keep [something] quiet — ne pas divulguer [plans]; garder [quelque chose] secret/-ète [engagement]

3.
transitive verb US = quieten

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