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Meaning of keep quiet | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To remain silent.
    intransitive
  2. To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

العربية صمت
Azərbaycanca susmaq
Беларуская маўчаць
Български мълча
Bosanski em
Català callar
Čeština mlčet pomlčet
Cymraeg tewi
Dansk tie
Deutsch schweigen schweigen verschweigen
Ελληνικά σωπαίνω
Español callar
Eesti vaikima
Suomi vaieta
Français garder le silence se taire
Galego reservar silenciar
עברית שתק
हिन्दी चुप चुप रहना शांत
Hrvatski em
Magyar csendes hallgat
Հայերեն լռել
Íslenska þegja
Italiano tacere
日本語 沈黙する 黙る
Қазақша үндемеу
한국어 다물다 말하지 않다 조용히 하다 침묵하다
Kurdî em êm em tewî
Latina mussito taceo
Lietuvių tylėti
Latviešu klusēt
Македонски молчи ќути
Nederlands zwijgen
Polski milczeć
Português calar-se ficar quieto
Română tăcea
Русский молчать недоговаривать ума́лчивать утаивать
Slovenščina molčati
Српски em
Svenska knäppa igen tiga
ไทย นิง เงียบ เงียบขรึม
Türkçe susmak
Українська мовчати промовчати промовчувати
Tiếng Việt ém im lặng lặng im lặng thinh lặng thinh

Examples

“Granny is asleep, so keep quiet while you play.”
“Remember it's a surprise party, so keep quiet about it. — Okay. I'll keep it still”
“I'm quitting my job by the end of the month, but my boss doesn't know. Please keep it quiet.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

keep rank keep schtum keep score keep shady keep shtum keep sight of

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