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Meaning of silence is golden | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Peace and quiet have great value.
Often the best choice is to say nothing.

Equivalents

العربية اَلسُّكُوتُ مِن ذَهَبٍ

Čeština mlčeti zlato mlčeti zlato mluviti stříbro, mlčeti zlato

Dansk tale er sølv, tavshed er guld

Deutsch Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold Schweigen ist Gold

Ελληνικά η σιωπή είναι χρυσός

Español el silencio es oro por la boca muere el pez

Suomi puhuminen on hopeaa, vaikeneminen kultaa

Français le silence est d'or

Magyar hallgatni arany

Italiano il silenzio è d'oro

日本語沈黙は金沈黙は金雄弁は銀言わぬが花雄弁は銀、沈黙は金

Македонски молчењето е злато

Polski milczenie jest złotem mowa jest srebrem, a milczenie złotem

Português o silêncio é ouro

ไทย พูดไปสองไพเบี้ย นิ่งเสียตำลึงทอง

Examples

“"[I] adore good music, I hate ⟳ bad, and I despise mediocre. Silence is golden, indeed, compared with poor music."”

“But I have ⟳ spoken long enough. There are times when silence is golden, and one of those times is at hand.”

“I shouldn't lower myself to respond ⟳ to the personal attacks on me, but silence, as the current scandal plaguing the federal administration shows, isn't golden.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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