quiet

silencieux, calme

Qui fait peu ou pas de bruit, ou où il y a peu de bruit.

En anglais simple : Making little or no sound, or having little noise.

• Please be quiet.
• We found a quiet room to study in.
• The engine is much quieter now.

Synonymes : silent, hushed

Contraires : loud, noisy

Expressions courantes : quiet room, keep quiet, quiet voice

calme, tranquille

Où il y a peu de mouvement, d’activité ou d’agitation.

En anglais simple : Having little movement, activity, or excitement.

• It was a quiet day.
• The sea looked quiet this morning.
• Business is usually quieter in January.

Synonymes : calm, peaceful

Contraires : busy, lively

Expressions courantes : quiet day, quiet sea, quiet street

réservé, taciturne

Qui parle peu et garde souvent ses pensées ou ses sentiments pour soi.

En anglais simple : Speaking little and keeping your thoughts or feelings to yourself.

• My brother is very quiet.
• She was a quiet child at school.
• He became quieter when we mentioned his family.

Synonymes : reserved, uncommunicative

Contraires : talkative

Expressions courantes : quiet person, quiet child, quiet and shy

calmer, se calmer

Devenir moins bruyant ou agité, ou rendre quelqu’un ou quelque chose plus calme.

En anglais simple : To become less noisy or upset, or make someone or something less noisy or upset.

• The crowd slowly quieted.
• She quieted the baby with a song.
• His gentle voice quieted her sobs.

Comment l'utiliser : quiet down (The children quieted down when the teacher arrived.)

Synonymes : calm, hush, soothe

Expressions courantes : quiet a baby, quiet down, quiet the crowd

apaiser, dissiper

Réduire ou faire disparaître des inquiétudes, des doutes ou des plaintes.

En anglais simple : To reduce or remove worries, doubts, or complaints.

• The explanation quieted her fears.
• His apology failed to quiet their anger.
• More evidence is needed to quiet these doubts.

Synonymes : ease, allay, dispel

Expressions courantes : quiet fears, quiet someone’s doubts, quiet protests

tranquillité, calme

État ou ambiance paisible, avec peu d’activité ou de bruit.

En anglais simple : A peaceful situation or place with little activity or noise.

• I enjoy the quiet here.
• We escaped to the quiet of the countryside.
• She needed some peace and quiet after work.

Synonymes : peace, calm, tranquility

Contraires : bustle

Expressions courantes : peace and quiet, enjoy the quiet, quiet of somewhere

silence

Situation où l’on entend peu ou pas de bruit.

En anglais simple : A situation in which there is little or no sound.

• A sudden quiet filled the room.
• Her footsteps broke the quiet.
• In the quiet, we could hear the clock ticking.

Synonymes : silence, stillness

Contraires : noise

Expressions courantes : complete quiet, sudden quiet, quiet of somewhere

silence, chut

Se dit pour demander aux gens d’arrêter de parler ou de faire du bruit.

En anglais simple : Used to tell people to stop speaking or making noise.

• Quiet! I cannot hear her.
• Quiet, please! The baby is asleep.
• Quiet, everyone! The show is starting.

Synonymes : hush

Expressions courantes : quiet please, quiet everyone