Quiet

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.1.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Usage notes 1.5 Related terms 2 Catalan 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Synonims

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Positive quiet

Comparative quieter

Superlative quietest

1. With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise.
2. Absence of significant motion or activity; calm (the sea was quiet; a quiet night at home;all quiet on the Western front.)
3. Low quantity; (the traffic was quiet for a Monday morning; business was quiet for the season.)
4. The human attribute of not talking much; or of not talking loudly.

Translations

with little sound

Catalan: silenciós, tranquil Dutch: stil, rustig Esperanto: trankvila Finnish: hiljainen, äänetön French: silencieux m., silencieuse f.

German: ruhig, leise Greek: ήρεμος m, ήρεμη f, ήρεμο n Japanese: 静かな (shizuka na) Norwegian: stille Spanish:tranquilo, calmo, pacífico, silente Swedish: tyst, stilla Telugu: నిశ్శబ్దం (niSSabdaM)

absence of motion

Catalan: quiet, tranquil Dutch: rustig Esperanto: trankvila Finnish: hiljainen, rauhallinen French: tranquille, calme

German: still Norwegian: rolig Spanish: tranquilo, detenido, quieto, calmo Swedish: lugn Telugu: ప్రశాంతం (praSAMtaM)

low quantity

Catalan: poc, mica Dutch: rustig Finnish: hiljainen

Spanish: poco Swedish: lugn

not talking

Catalan: silenciós Dutch: zwijgzaam, stil, rustig Finnish: hiljainen French: silencieux m., silencieuse f.

German: ruhig, still Greek: ήρεμος m, ήρεμη f, ήρεμο n Norwegian: stille Spanish: reservado, callado, silencioso Swedish: tyst Telugu: మౌనం (maunaM)

Translations to be checked

• CJK Characters: 侐
• Chinese: 安靜的, 安静的
• Italian: calmo m, calma f
• Korean: 조용한
• Lithuanian: ramus m, tykus m
• Portuguese: silencioso m, silenciosa f, tranquilo m, tranquila f, calmo m, calma f; quieto m, quieta f
• Russian: тихий m, тихая f, тихое n, тихие pl

Verb

Infinitive to quiet

Third person singular quiets

Simple past quieted

Past participle quieted

Present participle quieting

1. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.

Translations

Catalan: calmar Dutch: kalmeren, rustig worden Finnish: hiljentyä, rauhoittua French: s'apaiser, se calmer, se taire, se tranquilliser Irish: ciunas

Norwegian: tystne, stilne Portuguese: silenciar, tranquilizar, acalmar Russian: успокаиваться Spanish: calmar Swedish: tystna

Usage notes

Often confused with quite.

Related terms

• quietly
• disquiet
• inquietude
• quieten
• quiesce

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Catalan

Pronunciation

[kiet], [ki3t] (in IPA symbols, depends on dialect]

Adjective

1. quiet
2. stopped

Synonims

• aturat
• detingutel:quiet

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