Meaning of quiet | Babel Free

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1. The absence of sound; quietness.
   countable, uncountable
2. The quality or condition of being quiet: "A menacing quiet fills the empty streets" (Time).
3. The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
   countable, uncountable
4. To become quiet: The child wouldn't quiet down for me.
5. The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.
   countable, uncountable
6. a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet. In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet. stilte سُكون، هُدوء тишина calma ticho, klid die Ruhe stilhed; ro ηρεμία, γαλήνηtranquilidad, calma vaikus آرامش hiljaisuus silence, calmeשקט शांति tišina, mir nyugalom ketenangan friður, næði calma, quiete 平穏 조용함 ramybė klusums; miers tenang rustro, fred, stillhetcisza هوسا،ارامش calma linişte, calm тишина, покои ticho, pokoj mir tišina lugn, stillhet, tystnad ความเงียบ sessizlik...
   etc
7. (especially American. often with down) to quieten. kalmeer يُهَدِّئ затихвам acalmar-se utišit (se) beruhigen berolige; falde til ro καθησυχάζωcalmar rahustama, rahunema آرام کردن؛ تسکین دادن hiljentyä calmer לִשׁתוֹק शांत करना utišati, stišati megnyugtat menenangkan róa; stillast calmare, calmarsi 静かにする 조용해지게 하다 nuraminti, nurimti nomierināt; apklusināt menyenyapkan kalmerendempe, beroligeuspokoić تسکینول acalmar-se a (se) linişti успокаивать upokojiť (sa) pomiriti (se) utišati få tyst på, t...
   especially American
8. stilweg بِهُدوء тихо calmamente tiše ruhig stille; dæmpet ήσυχαtranquilamente; silenciosamente tasa به آرامی hiljaa silencieusement בְּשֶׁקֶט शांति से tiho csendesen, nyugodtan dengan tenang rólega; hávaðalaust tranquillamente 静かに 조용히 ramiai, tyliai klusi; mierīgi dengan senyap rustigstille, fredelig, i all stillhetspokojnie ورو، په ارامۍ calmamente în tăcere тихо ticho mirno tiho tyst, lugnt อย่างเงียบ sessizce 安靜地 тихо خاموشی سے trầm lặng; yên tĩnh 安静地
9. stilte هُدوء тишина calma ticho, klid die Stille stilhed; ro ησυχίαtranquilidad, quietud, calma vaikus آرامش؛ سکوت hiljaisuus silence, calmeשקט शान्ति tišina csendesség, nyugalom ketenangan ró, friðsæld calma, tranquillità 静けさ 조용함 ramuma(s), tyluma(s) klusums; mierīgums kesenyapan ruststillhet, ro, fredspokój ارامش calma linişte тишина ticho, pokoj mir tišina hålla tyst om ความเงียบ sessizlik 安靜 тиша خاموشی sự yên tĩnh; trầm lặng 安静，平静
10. to say nothing about; to keep secret. I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison. verswyg يُحافِظ على السِّر، يَسْكُت عن الحَقيقَه не казвам нищо guardar segredo nemluvit o, pomlčet den Mund halten tie stille med κρατώ μυστικό guardar para sí, guardar un secreto, mantener en secreto, no decir nada sobre maha vaikima حرف نزدن pysyä hiljaa jstk garder pour soi לִשמוֹר בְּסוֹד चुप रहना držati u tajnosti egy szót sem szól vmiről merahasiakan segja ekkert um tacere su 秘密にす...
11. secretly; without letting anyone find out. He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet. in die geheim سِرّا، دون أن يَراهُ أحَد тайно em segredo tajně, vskrytu klammheimlich i smug στα κρυφά en secreto, a la chita callando salaja محرمانه؛ مخفیانه salaa en cachetteבחשאי गुप्त रूप से u tišini (a legnagyobb) titokban diam-diam í laumi in segreto こっそりと 비밀리에 slapta, tylomis slepenībā; []slepus secara rahsia stiekemhemmelig, i smug po cichu, bez niczyjej wiedzy پت،مخفی em segredo pe...
12. Making or characterized by little or no noise: a quiet library; a quiet street; a quiet, well tuned engine.
13. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm: a quiet lake; a quiet place in the country.

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Examples

“There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.”

“We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.”

“The King & his Nobles thinke they may ſleepe in quiet, Now they haue giuen vs a little holy water at the Court, But thers no ſuch matter, we be no ſuch fooles, To be bobd out with words and after come to hanging: […]”

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