داستان آبیدیک

quiet

kwa͡iət


فارسی

1 عمومی:: تسكین‌ دادن‌، (quieten) ارام‌ كردن‌، ساكت‌ كردن‌، خموش‌، سكون‌، ساكن‌، ارام‌، خاموش‌، بیصدا، رفاه‌، ارامش‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

english

1 general::   adj. with little or no noise; not talking VERBS be | become, fall, go, grow | lie, keep, remain, sit, stay Just sit quiet for a moment, there's a good boy. | keep sb/sth Keep that dog quiet, will you! ADV. all, extraordinarily, extremely, really, remarkably, unusually, very Suddenly the room went all quiet. | absolutely, completely, perfectly | fairly, pretty, rather | enough | blissfully | deathly, eerily The house was eerily quiet. | dangerously, ominously His voice was dangerously quiet as he asked the question. | oddly, strangely, unnaturally She went back to a strangely quiet house. | uncharacteristically PREP. about I knew I had to keep quiet about it. PHRASES nice (and) quiet I was looking forward to a nice quiet afternoon. without much activity VERBS be, look, seem | become | lie, remain, sit Lie quiet for an hour and you'll feel better. | keep sb/sth Keep the patient as quiet as possible. ADV. extremely, very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, relatively | enough Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.,   noun ADJ. comparative, relative a period of comparative quiet | sudden VERB + QUIET call for A man's voice was calling for quiet. | shatter A machine gun shattered the quiet. QUIET + VERB follow in the sudden quiet that followed the gunshot PHRASES peace and quiet I'm going home for a bit of peace and quiet! | a place/time of quiet She made sure she had times of quiet in which to write.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: a quiet sound or voice quiet not making a loud sound: • I heard a quiet voice behind me. • a car with a quiet engine low quiet – especially because you do not want people to hear or be disturbed: • Doug was on the phone, speaking in a low voice. • I turned the volume down low. soft quiet and pleasant to listen to: • Soft music was playing in the background. • His voice was soft and gentle. silent not making any sound at all: • a silent prayer • silent laughter • The machines were virtually silent. hushed deliberately quiet because you do not want people to hear – used about people’s voices: • They were talking about money in hushed tones. • The doctor’s voice was hushed and urgent. faint quiet and difficult to hear because it comes from a long way away: • The men went ahead and their voices got fainter and fainter. • the faint sound of bells muffled difficult to hear, for example because the sound comes from another room or someone’s mouth is covered by something: • Muffled voices were coming from downstairs. • the muffled sound of someone crying dull [ only before noun ] a dull sound is not loud – used especially about the sound of something hitting another thing: • He hit the ground with a dull thud. inaudible too quiet to hear: • The sound is inaudible to the human ear. • Her answer came in an almost inaudible whisper. a quiet place quiet without much noise: • It’s so quiet here at night. • This is the quietest room in the house to work in. silent with no noise at all: • The room fell silent (= became silent ) . peaceful ( also tranquil especially written ) quiet in a pleasant and relaxing way: • Life’s more peaceful in the countryside. • The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings. sleepy [ only before noun ] quiet – used about a town or village where there are not many people and very little happens: • a sleepy fishing village not saying much quiet not saying much: • He’s a quiet boy who loves reading. • You’re very quiet tonight, Suzy – are you OK? silent not saying anything: • Her husband was a big silent man. • Everyone was arguing but I decided to remain silent. taciturn formal not talking much and seeming a little unfriendly or bad-tempered: • He found Vaughn a taciturn and rather difficult person. reticent unwilling to talk to other people, especially about a particular subject: • She’s always been reticent about her early life. a man/woman of few words someone who does not talk much, especially because they only speak when there is something important to say: • My father was a man of few words, but when he spoke everyone listened.

Longman-Thesaurus

3 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with QUIET, Also see KEEP QUIET; PEACE AND QUIET.

American Heritage Idioms


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