keep quiet
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keep quiet
verb keeps quiet · keeping quiet · kept quiet
- To remain silent. Granny is asleep, so keep quiet while you play.
- To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret. Remember it's a surprise party, so keep quiet about it. — Okay. I'll keep it still
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verb remain silent
| Español | callar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조용히 하다 joyonghi hada, 침묵하다 chimmukhada, 말하지 않다 malhaji anta |
| 日本語 | 黙る damaru, 沈黙する chinmoku suru |
| 中文 | 緘默 /缄默 jiānmò, 沉默 chénmò |
| हिन्दी | चुप रहना cup rahnā |
| Português | ficar quieto, calar-se |
| Français | se taire, garder le silence |
| Deutsch | schweigen |
| Italiano | tacere |
| Ελληνικά | σωπαίνω sopaíno |
| Română | tăcea |
| Русский | молча́ть molčátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | im lặng, lặng thinh |
| العربية | صَمَتَ ṣamata |
| עברית | שָׁתַק shaták |
verb refrain from talking about something
| 中文 | 守口如瓶 shǒukǒurúpíng |
|---|---|
| Русский | ума́лчивать umálčivatʹ, ута́ивать utáivatʹ, недогова́ривать nedogovárivatʹ |
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@misc{keep_quiet_2026,
title = {keep quiet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keep%20quiet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
