taire
- (intransitive) to be quiet, to be silent
- (reflexive) to shut up (oneself), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
- (transitive) to keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛʁ/
Etymology
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.
se taire
rendre muet
rendre silencieux
mettre sous le boisseau
faire taire
callar
stilhouden
verschweigen
calar
tacere achterhouden
callar zamknąć
stilzwijgend voorbijgaan aan milczeć
taisar teisa
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