silent
gb/sˈaɪlənt/ us/sˈaɪlənt/
A2
Engleză
~ 2300
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
A2
property
1
Not making noise
Not making any noise.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is silent
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'silent' with 'quiet'. 'Silent' means no sound at all, while 'quiet' means little sound.
Sinonime
quiet ('Quiet' can mean low in sound, not necessarily completely without sound.)
Antonime
noisy ('Noisy' means making a lot of loud sounds.)
Colocații
remain silent
|completely silent
|dead silent
|fall silent
|keep silent
Teme
daily life
|sound
|environment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The room was completely silent after the announcement.
- She remained silent during the entire meeting.
- The forest was silent except for the rustle of leaves.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The house is silent at night.
- He was silent in the car.
- It is silent in the library.
adjective
A2
property
2
Not speaking
Not talking or saying anything.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is silent
Sinonime
mute ('Mute' can refer to inability to speak or being temporarily speechless.)
Antonime
talkative ('Talkative' means speaking a lot.)
Colocații
remain silent
|stay silent
|fall silent
|keep someone silent
Teme
communication
|emotions
|relationships
Exemple
- He stayed silent, refusing to answer the question.
- The crowd fell silent as the leader spoke.
- She was silent throughout the whole dinner.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He is silent in class.
- They are silent when the teacher talks.
- She is silent in the meeting.
adjective
B1
property
3
Not mentioned openly
Not talked about openly.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone/something] is silent on [topic]
Sinonime
unspoken ('Unspoken' emphasizes something left unsaid but understood.)
Antonime
open ('Open' means willing to talk freely about something.)
Colocații
remain silent on
|stay silent about
|be silent regarding
Teme
communication
|news
|politics
|business
Exemple
- The report was silent on the causes of the problem.
- He remained silent about his plans for the future.
- The company has been silent on the matter.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He is silent about his job.
- The teacher is silent on the test date.
- They are silent about the problem.
adjective
property
4
(Of a letter) not pronounced
(Of a letter) not said when you read the word aloud.
Teme
language
|education
|communication
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
silent
IPA
GB/sˈaɪlənt/
US/sˈaɪlənt/
Silabe și accent
si - lent (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (si)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: silent
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
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