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silent




Definitionen

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silent
     1. Adjektiv:
     2. [1] keine Geräusche, Töne oder Laute sind hörbar
Englisch > Englisch
silent
     1. adj. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
     2. adj. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
     3. adj. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
           The wind is silent.
     4. adj. (pronunciation) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
           The e is silent in fable.
           Silent letters can make some words difficult to spell.
     5. adj. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient.
     6. adj. (technology) With the sound turned off; usually on silent or in silent mode.
           My phone was on silent.
     7. adj. (technology) Without audio capability.
           The Magnavox Odyssey was a silent console.
     8. adj. Hidden, unseen.
           a silent voter; a silent partner
     9. adj. Of an edit or change to a text, not explicitly acknowledged.
           silent revisions; a silent emendation
     10. adj. Not implying significant modifications which would affect a peptide sequence.
     11. adj. Undiagnosed or undetected because of an absence of symptoms.
     12. adj. Of distilled spirit: having no flavour or odour.
     13. subst. That which is silent; a time of silence.
     14. subst. A silent movie

Beispielsätze

If I stay silent, it doesn't mean that I agree with you. 
    Wenn ich auch schweige, so heißt das nicht, dass ich dir zustimme.
My companion sat silent for some time, with his chin upon his hand, lost in thought. 
    Mein Begleiter saß eine Zeitlang schweigend da, das Kinn gedankenverloren auf die Hand gestützt.
The house was dark and silent. 
    Es war still und dunkel im Haus.
I can't stay silent on this matter. 
    Ich kann in dieser Angelegenheit nicht still bleiben.
Students must keep silent during a class. 
    Die Schüler müssen während des Unterrichtes leise sein.



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