taire

(Engels)

1. (intransitive) to be quiet, to be silent
2. (reflexive) to shut up (oneself), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
3. (transitive) to keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɛʁ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle French: taire

Geërf van Old French: taire

Geërf van Latyn: taceō

In summary

Inherited from Middle French taire, from Old French taire, remade from the original form taisir (analogically to verbs like plaire, etc., or from the future forms), itself from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō.

Sinonieme

celer

apaiser

cacher

garder

calmer

dérober

passer sous silence

se taire

mourir

💀

occulter

persister

rendre muet

rendre silencieux

rester

silencieux

🔇

tranquilliser

tuer

🔪🩸👤

garder le silence

mettre sous le boisseau

assassiner

conserver

couvrir

dissimuler

enterrer

étouffer

faire taire

Vertalings

callar

tacere

stilhouden

calar

verschweigen

achterhouden

shut up

verzwijgen

schweigen

callar

silence

quiet

mute

🔇

withhold

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