- silencioso
- adj.1 silent, mute, quiet, noiseless.Ella es muy callada She is very quiet2 silent, soundless.* * *silencioso► adjetivo1 (persona) quiet; (objeto) silent* * *(f. - silenciosa)adj.quiet, silent* * *ADJ [persona] silent, quiet; [máquina] silent, noiseless* * *-sa adjetivo1) <máquina/motor> quiet, silent, noiseless; <persona> silent, quiet2) <calle/barrio> quiet* * *= mute, silent, soundless, hushed, hushing, muffler.Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.Ex. He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.Ex. Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex. Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).----* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *-sa adjetivo1) <máquina/motor> quiet, silent, noiseless; <persona> silent, quiet2) <calle/barrio> quiet* * *= mute, silent, soundless, hushed, hushing, muffler.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).* asesino silencioso = silent killer.* * *silencioso1 -saadjectiveA1 ‹máquina/motor› quiet, silent, noiseless2 ‹persona› silent, quietla multitud avanzaba silenciosa the crowd moved forward silently o in silenceB ‹calle/barrio› quietsilencioso2masculine* * *
silencioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ‹máquina/motor› quiet, silent, noiseless;
‹persona› silent, quiet
2 ‹calle/barrio› quiet
silencioso,-a adjetivo silent, quiet
'silencioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
silenciosa
- taciturna
- taciturno
- callado
English:
noiseless
- quiet
- raise
- silent
- still
- hushed
* * *silencioso, -a adj1. [persona] silent, quiet2. [motor, coche] quiet* * *silenciosoadj silent* * *silencioso, -sa adj: silent, quiet♦ silenciosamente adv* * *silencioso adj silent / quietuna lavadora silenciosa a silent washing machinees un chico muy silencioso he's a very quiet boy
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.