enmudecer

v.

1 to silence.

2 to fall silent, to go quiet.

3 to go speechless, to become dumb.

El chico enmudeció de espanto The boy became dumb with fear.

4 to dumbfound, to silence, to leave speechless.

La sorpresa enmudeció a María The surprise dumbfounded Mary.

5 to remain speechless, to become silent, to be dumbfounded, to clam up.

Se me pasó estudiar para mañana I skipped studying for tomorrow's class.

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enmudecer

Conjugation model [AGRADECER], like {{link=agradecer}}agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer callar) to silence

► verbo intransitivo

1 (quedar mudo) to be struck dumb; (perder la voz) to lose one's voice

2 (callar) to fall silent, keep quiet

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1.

VT to silence

2.

VI (=perder el habla) [gen] to go dumb; [por miedo, sorpresa] to be dumbstruck

3.

See:

enmudecerse

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1.

verbo intransitivo to fall silent

2.

enmudecer vt to silence

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= be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex. Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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1.

verbo intransitivo to fall silent

2.

enmudecer vt to silence

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= be speechless, be gobsmacked.

Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.

Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

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enmudecer [E3 ]

vi

to fall silent

■ enmudecer

vt

to silence

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enmudecer (conjugate enmudecer) verbo intransitivo
to fall silent
enmudecer
I vi (quedar callado) to fall silent: enmudecimos de asombro, we were dumbstruck
II verbo transitivo su interpretación enmudeció al público, his performance made the audience fall silent

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enmudecer

♦ vt

to silence

♦ vi

1. [callarse] to fall silent, to go quiet;

[dejar de sonar] to fall silent;

todos enmudecieron de asombro everyone stopped talking in astonishment;

las sirenas enmudecieron the sirens fell silent

2. [perder el habla] to be struck dumb

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enmudecer

I v/t silence

II v/i fall silent

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enmudecer {53} vt

: to mute, to silence

enmudecer vi

: to fall silent

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enmudecer vb to fall silent [pt. fell; pp. fallen]