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"word": "suffer in silence"
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},
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English silence, from Old French silence, from Latin silentium (“silence”), from silēns (“quiet, silent”, present participle of silēre) + -ium. Displaced native Old English swīġe.",
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"form": "silences",
"tags": [
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}
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"word": "lack of sensation"
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"word": "quiet as a mouse"
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"word": "silent as the grave"
},
{
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"word": "silent as the tomb"
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"word": "one could hear a pin drop"
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"word": "make silent"
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"word": "stop talking"
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"text": "When the motor stopped, the silence was almost deafening.",
"type": "example"
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{
"ref": "1990, Martin L. Gore (lyrics and music), “Enjoy the Silence”, in Violator, performed by Depeche Mode",
"text": "Words like violence break the silence / Come crashing in into my little world",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "deadly silence"
},
{
"text": "in silence"
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{
"text": "total silence"
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"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "stilte"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "heshtje"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣamt",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "صَمْت"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
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"roman": "sukūt",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "سُكُوت"
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"roman": "sukūt",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "سكوت"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lṙutʿyun",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "լռություն"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silenciu"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "sükut"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "tınlıq",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "тынлыҡ"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "cišynjá",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "цішыня́"
},
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"_dis1": "89 3 8",
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"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "maŭčánnje",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
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],
"word": "маўча́нне"
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"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "didrouz"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tišiná",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "тишина́"
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"_dis1": "89 3 8",
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"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mǎlčánie",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "мълча́ние"
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{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silenci"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chénmò",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "沉默"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "süküt"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ticho"
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"code": "cs",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mlčení"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "tavshed"
},
{
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "stilhed"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stilte"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "sgr",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "s-g:r-A2"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "silento"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "vaikus"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tøgn"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "hiljaisuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "äänettömyys"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silence"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silencio"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dumili",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "დუმილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Stille"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "de",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schweigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
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"feminine"
],
"word": "Stili"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "þahains",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "𐌸𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "siopí",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "σιωπή"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sigí",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "σιγή"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "isychía",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ησυχία"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "sigḗ",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "σιγή"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "siōpḗ",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "σιωπή"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "akḗ",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἀκή"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "shéket",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "שקט"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "dmamá",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "דממה"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "xāmośī",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ख़ामोशी"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cuppī",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "चुप्पी"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "mauntā",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "मौनता"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "csend"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "csönd"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "hu",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "hallgatás"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "þögn"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ró"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "silenco"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tost"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silenzio"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shizukesa",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "静けさ"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "seijaku",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "静寂"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mokuhi",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "黙秘"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"alt": "ちんもく",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chinmoku",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "沈黙"
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{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "tynyştyq",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "тыныштық"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "jaişylyq",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "жайшылық"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chimmuk",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "침묵"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "bêdeng",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "بێدەنگ"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bêdengî"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "uncukpoo",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "унчукпоо"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "silentium"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "klusums"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine",
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],
"word": "tyla"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tíšina",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ти́шина"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "mk",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mólčenje",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мо́лчење"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "štáma",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "шта́ма"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "haumūmūtanga"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "śānttā",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "शांतता"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "nam güm",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "нам гүм"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "ne",
"lang": "Nepali",
"roman": "maunatā",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "मौनता"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "jaskatvuohta"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ro"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 3 8",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "taushet"
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"word": "ხმა!"
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"word": "კრინტი არ დაძრა!"
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"word": "ხმა არ გაიღო!"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "Ruhe!"
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"word": "kayades!"
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"word": "turituri!"
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"word": "stille!"
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"code": "no",
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"code": "ba",
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"code": "cmn",
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],
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"code": "he",
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],
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"code": "hi",
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"feminine"
],
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{
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],
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{
"code": "hi",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "is",
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],
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"code": "is",
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],
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"code": "io",
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"code": "ga",
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{
"code": "it",
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],
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"code": "ja",
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"code": "kk",
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"code": "ko",
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"code": "ckb",
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"code": "kmr",
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],
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{
"code": "ky",
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"code": "la",
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"code": "lv",
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],
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"code": "lt",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
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],
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"code": "mk",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "mk",
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],
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"code": "mk",
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],
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "haumūmūtanga"
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{
"code": "mr",
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"roman": "śānttā",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "mn",
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"code": "ne",
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{
"code": "se",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "jaskatvuohta"
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{
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"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
],
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"word": "togn"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"feminine",
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],
"word": "stillhet"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "silenci"
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{
"code": "cu",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ang",
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"feminine"
],
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ګنګه روژه"
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{
"code": "ps",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "چوپتيا"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xâmuši",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "خاموشی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sokut",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "سکوت"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cisza"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "milczenie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silêncio"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "upalla"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "liniște"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tăcere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tišiná",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "тишина́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčánije",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "молча́ние"
},
{
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "fīlēmū"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "seelence"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tosd"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sàmhchair"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "тишѝна"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "му̑к"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "tišìna"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mȗk"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ticho"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mlčanie"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tišina"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "molk"
},
{
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"roman": "unčukpas",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "унчукпас"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "kimya"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "tystnad"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "katahimikan"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "tınlıq",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "тынлык"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "niśśabdamu",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "నిశ్శబ్దము"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "maunamu",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "మౌనము"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "nonook"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kwaam ngîap",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ความเงียบ"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ām"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "fakalongo"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "sessizlik"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "sükut"
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{
"code": "tk",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ümsümlik"
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{
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ти́ша"
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{
"code": "uk",
"english": "when nobody talks",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "movčánnja",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мовча́ння"
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{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "xāmośī",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "خاموشی"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "sự yên lặng"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "seil"
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{
"code": "cy",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "lack of any sound",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "yi",
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"roman": "shtilkeyt",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "שטילקייט"
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{
"code": "yua",
"lang": "Yucatec Maya",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ch’een"
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{
"code": "yua",
"lang": "Yucatec Maya",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ch’ench’enki"
},
{
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "lack of any sound",
"word": "ukuthula"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zwijgen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"word": "vaikeneminen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"word": "hiljeneminen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Schweigen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "siopí",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "σιωπή"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"word": "hallgatás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"word": "hallgatni"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mólčenje",
"sense": "right to not speak during arrest",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "мо́лчење"
},
{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "not speaking as meditation or prayer",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stilzwijgen"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"feminine"
],
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "ja",
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}
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"ref": "2013, Mark Shaw, The Poison Patriarch: How the Betrayals of Joseph P. Kennedy Caused the Assassination of JFK, page 150",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
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"roman": "lṙecʿnel",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "լռեցնել"
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"roman": "smǎlčavam",
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"word": "смълчавам"
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"code": "bg",
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"word": "заглуша́вам"
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"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "utišit"
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "hiljentää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "zum Schweigen bringen"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"roman": "isycházo",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "ησυχάζω"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "elnémít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "elcsendesít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "lecsendesít"
},
{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "cuir ina thost"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "ciúnaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "silenziare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "azzittire"
},
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"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "bêdeng kirin"
},
{
"code": "mk",
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"roman": "zámolči",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "за́молчи"
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"code": "mk",
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"word": "за́молкне"
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{
"code": "ms",
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"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "tolong senyap"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "whakamūmū"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "whakangū"
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{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "śānta karṇe",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "शांत करणे"
},
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"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "váidudit"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "jaskkodahttit"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "roe"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "uciszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "silenciar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaglušátʹ",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заглуша́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaglušítʹ",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заглуши́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "of a person",
"roman": "zastávitʹ zamolčátʹ",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заста́вить замолча́ть"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "utíšiť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "umlčať"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "silenciar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "nyamazisha"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "tysta"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"word": "susturmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zatyxaty",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "затихати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zatyxnuty",
"sense": "to make something silent",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "затихнути"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaglušávam",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "заглуша́вам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "umlčet"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "vaientaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "hiljentää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "zum Schweigen bringen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "elhallgattat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "elfojt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "elnémít"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "cuir ina thost"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "silenziare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "mettere a tacere"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zámolči",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "за́молчи"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "šiggut"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "jaskkodahttit"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "uciszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uciszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "silenciar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatykátʹ rot",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "затыка́ть рот"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zatknútʹ rot",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заткну́ть рот"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "umlčať"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "hacer callar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to suppress criticism",
"word": "tysta"
}
],
"word": "silence"
}
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"text": "Silence! Enough of your insolence!"
},
{
"ref": "2007 September 17, Spark of Insanity, spoken by Achmed the Dead Terrorist (Jeff Dunham)",
"text": "(in response to laughter from the audience)\nSilence! I kill you!",
"type": "quotation"
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"(imperative) Be silent."
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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"General-American"
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"word": "be quiet"
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{
"word": "hush"
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{
"word": "shut up"
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{
"word": "whist"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣamtan!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "صَمْتًا!"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣahin!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "صَهٍ!"
},
{
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "huss",
"sense": "be silent",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic"
],
"word": "هس!"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tišiná",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "тишина́"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "stilte!"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "silentu!"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "hiljaa!"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čumad!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "ჩუმად!"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xma!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "ხმა!"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳrinṭi ar daʒra!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "კრინტი არ დაძრა!"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xma ar gaiɣo!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "ხმა არ გაიღო!"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "Ruhe!"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "xāmoś!",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "ख़ामोश!"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "csönd!"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "csöndet!"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "csönd legyen!"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "csend!"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "csendet!"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "csend legyen!"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "þögn!"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "diam!"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "bêdeng!"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "hiş!"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "kayades!"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "pax!"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "tíšina",
"sense": "be silent",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ти́шина"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "diam!"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "hoihoi!"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "turituri!"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "nizééʼ"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "geʼ"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "stille!"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "hysj!"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "be silent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "silêncio!"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "tăcere!"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "liniște!"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "taci!"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčí",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "молчи́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "molčátʹ",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "молча́ть!"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "ticho"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "¡cállate!"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "tyst!"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "hùp-bpàak",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "หุบปาก"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ngîiap",
"sense": "be silent",
"word": "เงียบ"
}
],
"word": "silence"
}
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