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silence
сущ.
тишина, безмолвие
молчание
забвение; отсутствие сведений
муз.
пауза
гл.
заставить замолчать
успокаивать; утихомиривать; унимать
подавлять, усмирять, останавливать (проявление чувств)
глушить, заглушать
Physics (En-Ru)
silence
полностью заглушать, заглушать (делать беззвучным), ак. глушить, тишина
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She talked to-day at dinner with a gaiety and carelessness so false, so shockingly out of her character, that I secretly longed to silence her and take her away.Сегодня за обедом она разговаривала с такой искусственной веселостью и небрежностью, так не вяжущейся с ее характером, что мне втайне хотелось заставить ее замолчать и увести ее.Collins, Wilkie / The Woman in WhiteКоллинз, Уилки / Женщина в беломЖенщина в беломКоллинз, Уилки© "Издательство Академии наук Казахской ССР", 1959The Woman in WhiteCollins, Wilkie© 2009 Cassia Press
There was momentary silence, and then suddenly Jair nodded.Воцарилась странная тишина, и вдруг Джайр кивнул.Brooks, Terry / The Wishsong of ShannaraБрукс, Терри / Песнь ШаннарыПеснь ШаннарыБрукс, ТерриThe Wishsong of ShannaraBrooks, Terry© 1985 by Terrence D. Brooks
He was a very formidable opponent, although from his practice of silence he scarcely spoke a word to anyone.Противник этот был чрезвычайно опасный, несмотря на то, что он, как молчальник, почти и не говорил ни с кем ни слова.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
'I have no axle,' he added after a brief silence. 'That thing will not suit you.' He pointed to his cart. 'You have, I expect, a large trap.'– Оси у меня нет, – прибавил он после небольшого молчания, – эта вот не годится (он указал на свою тележку), у вас, чай, телега большая.Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.1Записки охотника т.1Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.1Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Then, after a moment's silence, he pointed toward the bottomless well and said, in a quieter tone:Он помолчал немного, потом указал на Бездонный Колодец и продолжал уже более спокойным тоном.Chesterton, Gilbert Keith / The Bottomless WellЧестертон, Гилберт Кит / Бездонный колодецБездонный колодецЧестертон, Гилберт Кит© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1980The Bottomless WellChesterton, Gilbert Keith© 2009 by Seven Treasures Publications
The distress on her face usually would be enough to silence him, but not now.Увидев ее расстроенное лицо, он обычно умолкал, но не сегодня.Card, Orson Scott / Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher ColumbusКард, Орсон Скот / Искупление Христофора КолумбаИскупление Христофора КолумбаКард, Орсон СкотPastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher ColumbusCard, Orson Scott© 1996 by Orson Scott Card
To rush in a car, to silence rudely those people who were anxious to tell him things, to cut short conversations on the plea of urgent necessity all this was the breath of life to Inspector Slack.Прыгнуть на сиденье автомобиля и резко оборвать чьи‑то разглагольствования, поскольку он сам предельно занят, – вот его излюбленная манера.Christie, Agatha / The Body In The LibraryКристи, Агата / Труп в библиотекеТруп в библиотекеКристи, Агата© Издательство "Профиздат", 1990The Body In The LibraryChristie, Agatha© 1941, 1942 by Agatha Christie Mallowan© renewed 1968, 1970 by Agatha Christie Mallowan
Slow came the music and the march, till, in silence, the long line wound in through the Park gate.Медленно приближалась музыка и погребальное шествие, и наконец среди всеобщей тишины длинная процессия влилась в ворота парка.Galsworthy, John / In ChanceryГолсуорси, Джон / В петлеВ петлеГолсуорси, Джон© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003In ChanceryGalsworthy, John© 1920 by Charles Scribner's Sons© 1920 by The International Magazine Co.
'Brother,' said Wegg, at length breaking the silence, 'you were right, and I was wrong.- Друг, вы были правы, а я виноват, - начал Вегг, прерывая молчание.Dickens, Charles / Our Mutual FriendДиккенс, Чарльз / Наш общий другНаш общий другДиккенс, Чарльз© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960Our Mutual FriendDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1997
After a silence I said: "Do you remember, Ivan Ivanitch, you told me I had a disagreeable character and that it was difficult to get on with me?После некоторого молчания я сказал: - Помните, Иван Иваныч, вы говорили, что у меня дурной характер и что со мной тяжело?Чехов, А.П. / ЖенаChekhov, A. / The wifeThe wifeChekhov, A.© 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2004ЖенаЧехов, А.П.© Издательство "Наука", 1974
"Here you have modesty, brother, silence, bashfulness, a savage virtue... and yet she's sighing and melting like wax, simply melting!-- Тут, брат, стыдливость, молчаливость, застенчивость, целомудрие ожесточенное, и при всем этом -- вздохи, и тает как воск, так и тает!Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказаниеПреступление и наказаниеДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970Crime and PunishmentDostoevsky, Fyodor© 2009 Rhodes Media
And at last breaking the silence which had fallen between them, Serge exclaimed: 'I love you very much.'Потом, посреди глубокого молчания, Серж внезапно произнес: – Я тебя очень люблю.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата МуреПроступок аббата МуреЗоля, ЭмильAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
And before that Grigory Vassilyevitch had suddenly got up and came out, and he suddenly gave a scream, and then all was silence and darkness.А Григорий Васильич пред тем вдруг поднялись и вышли, и вдруг завопили, а потом всё тихо, мрак.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
Lying here in this silence, the carnage at the Expo grounds seemed distant and unreal, like an idea for a comic he would never write.В тишине этой спальни мясорубка на территории ЭКСПО казалась далекой и нереальной, как идея комикса, который он так и не нарисовал.King, Stephen / CellКинг, Стивен / МобильникМобильникКинг, СтивенCellKing, Stephen© 2006 by Stephen King
The high-priest calls attention to his silence, and they all hollowly declare him guilty.И так как их глава сослался на то, что Радамес молчит, все единодушно признали его виновным в измене.Mann, Thomas / The Magic MountainМанн, Томас / Волшебная гораВолшебная гораМанн, Томас© 1924, S.Fischer Verlag AG, Berlin© Перевод. В. Станевич, наследники, 2009© Перевод. В. Курелла, наследники, 2009© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009The Magic MountainMann, Thomas© 1995 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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'saɪlən(t)sNounтишина; безмолвиеExamples
deep silence — глубокая тишина
strained silence — напряжённая тишина
total / complete / perfect silence — полная тишина
dead silence — мёртвая тишина
ominous / eerie silence — зловещая тишина
the silence of the desert — безмолвие, молчание пустыни
in silence — в тишине
in the silence of the night — в тишине ночи
to break silence — нарушать тишину
User translations
The part of speech is not specified
- 1.
Как на английском будет слово тишина
translation added by Сергей Ревуцкий - 2.
тишина
translation added by Armen Sanoyan
Collocations
cone of silence
конус молчания
cone of silence
мертвый конус
electrocerebral silence
электрическое молчание мозга
misleading silence
вводящее в заблуждение умалчивание
radio silence
радиомолчание
silence cabinet
переговорная будка
silence suppresion
подавитель пауз
silence suppression
подавление пауз
zone of silence
зона молчания
keep silence
безмолвствовать
to compel silence
добиваться молчания
lapse into silence
замолкать
in silence
молча
one who has taken a vow of silence
молчальник
one who has taken a vow of silence
молчальница
Word forms
silence
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | silenced |
Imperative | silence |
Present Participle (Participle I) | silencing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | silenced |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I silence | we silence |
you silence | you silence |
he/she/it silences | they silence |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am silencing | we are silencing |
you are silencing | you are silencing |
he/she/it is silencing | they are silencing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have silenced | we have silenced |
you have silenced | you have silenced |
he/she/it has silenced | they have silenced |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been silencing | we have been silencing |
you have been silencing | you have been silencing |
he/she/it has been silencing | they have been silencing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I silenced | we silenced |
you silenced | you silenced |
he/she/it silenced | they silenced |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was silencing | we were silencing |
you were silencing | you were silencing |
he/she/it was silencing | they were silencing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had silenced | we had silenced |
you had silenced | you had silenced |
he/she/it had silenced | they had silenced |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been silencing | we had been silencing |
you had been silencing | you had been silencing |
he/she/it had been silencing | they had been silencing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will silence | we shall/will silence |
you will silence | you will silence |
he/she/it will silence | they will silence |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be silencing | we shall/will be silencing |
you will be silencing | you will be silencing |
he/she/it will be silencing | they will be silencing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have silenced | we shall/will have silenced |
you will have silenced | you will have silenced |
he/she/it will have silenced | they will have silenced |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been silencing | we shall/will have been silencing |
you will have been silencing | you will have been silencing |
he/she/it will have been silencing | they will have been silencing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would silence | we should/would silence |
you would silence | you would silence |
he/she/it would silence | they would silence |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be silencing | we should/would be silencing |
you would be silencing | you would be silencing |
he/she/it would be silencing | they would be silencing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have silenced | we should/would have silenced |
you would have silenced | you would have silenced |
he/she/it would have silenced | they would have silenced |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been silencing | we should/would have been silencing |
you would have been silencing | you would have been silencing |
he/she/it would have been silencing | they would have been silencing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am silenced | we are silenced |
you are silenced | you are silenced |
he/she/it is silenced | they are silenced |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being silenced | we are being silenced |
you are being silenced | you are being silenced |
he/she/it is being silenced | they are being silenced |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been silenced | we have been silenced |
you have been silenced | you have been silenced |
he/she/it has been silenced | they have been silenced |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was silenced | we were silenced |
you were silenced | you were silenced |
he/she/it was silenced | they were silenced |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being silenced | we were being silenced |
you were being silenced | you were being silenced |
he/she/it was being silenced | they were being silenced |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been silenced | we had been silenced |
you had been silenced | you had been silenced |
he/she/it had been silenced | they had been silenced |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be silenced | we shall/will be silenced |
you will be silenced | you will be silenced |
he/she/it will be silenced | they will be silenced |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been silenced | we shall/will have been silenced |
you will have been silenced | you will have been silenced |
he/she/it will have been silenced | they will have been silenced |
silence
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | silence | silences |
Possessive case | silence's | silences' |