callar

Meaning

1. to calm
2. (reflexive) to be silent, to shut up
3. to keep silent
4. (intransitive) to hush, to become silent
5. (transitive) to hush, to make silent
6. to not mention

Concepts

shut up

hush

be quiet

be silent

keep silent

keep quiet

clam up

quiet

hush up

keep quiet about

not to mention

pass over

stifle

suppress

calm down

conceal

belt up

button up

close up

dummy up

keep mum

mute

silent

keep silence

remain silent

become silent

fall silent

Hyphenated as

ca‧llar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈʝaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *callāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō). Compare Portuguese calar.

Sentences

El que más habla es el que más tiene porqué callar .

The one who speaks the most is the one who has the most to keep quiet.