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{
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"text": "I don't like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue.",
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"To refrain from talking about something."
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"(idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something."
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣamata",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "صَمَتَ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎochí chénmò",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "保持沉默"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "držet jazyk za zuby"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tie"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tie stille"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "purra kieltänsä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "pitää suunsa kiinni"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tenir sa langue"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "den Mund halten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kratáo to stóma mou kleistó",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "κρατάω το στόμα μου κλειστό"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "krató to stóma mou kleistó",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "κρατώ το στόμα μου κλειστό"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "befogja a száját"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "þegja þunnu hljóði"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tenere a freno la lingua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tenere la bocca chiusa"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsugumu",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "噤む"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "damarikokuru",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "黙りこくる"
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{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "gũkira"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "taceō"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "compesco linguam"
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{
"code": "la",
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"note": "to more than one person",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "favete linguis"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "whakatōngā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "trzymać język za zębami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "morder a língua"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tăcea"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "a-și ține gura"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prideržátʹ jazýk",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "придержа́ть язы́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "deržátʹ jazýk za zubámi",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "держа́ть язы́к за зуба́ми"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčátʹ kak rýba",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "молча́ть как ры́ба"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčátʹ kak rýba ob ljod",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "молча́ть как ры́ба об лёд"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nabrátʹ vodý v rot",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "набра́ть воды́ в рот"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "callarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "guardar silencio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "mantener la boca cerrada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "morderse la lengua"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "cerrar el pico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "knipa igen"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "knipa käft"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tiga"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "baysn zikh di tsung",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "בײַסן זיך די צונג"
}
]
}
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣamata",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "صَمَتَ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bǎochí chénmò",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "保持沉默"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "držet jazyk za zuby"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tie"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tie stille"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "purra kieltänsä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "pitää suunsa kiinni"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tenir sa langue"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "den Mund halten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kratáo to stóma mou kleistó",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "κρατάω το στόμα μου κλειστό"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "krató to stóma mou kleistó",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "κρατώ το στόμα μου κλειστό"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "befogja a száját"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "þegja þunnu hljóði"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tenere a freno la lingua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tenere la bocca chiusa"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tsugumu",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "噤む"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "damarikokuru",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "黙りこくる"
},
{
"code": "ki",
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "gũkira"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "taceō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "compesco linguam"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "to more than one person",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "favete linguis"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "whakatōngā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "trzymać język za zębami"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "morder a língua"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tăcea"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "a-și ține gura"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prideržátʹ jazýk",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "придержа́ть язы́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "deržátʹ jazýk za zubámi",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "держа́ть язы́к за зуба́ми"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčátʹ kak rýba",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "молча́ть как ры́ба"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčátʹ kak rýba ob ljod",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"word": "молча́ть как ры́ба об лёд"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nabrátʹ vodý v rot",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "набра́ть воды́ в рот"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "callarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "guardar silencio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "mantener la boca cerrada"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "morderse la lengua"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "cerrar el pico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "knipa igen"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "knipa käft"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "tiga"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "baysn zikh di tsung",
"sense": "refrain from talking about something — see also shut up",
"word": "בײַסן זיך די צונג"
}
],
"word": "hold one's tongue"
}
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