tacere

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) to be silent, to keep quiet
2. (intransitive) to quiet down, to shut up
3. (intransitive) to keep mum, to refuse to reveal information
4. (intransitive) to cease, to stop
5. (transitive) to not disclose or reveal (information, problems, etc.)
6. (transitive) to omit, to leave out (details, etc.)
7. (transitive) to imply (a subject)
8. (transitive) to hide (an emotion, etc.)

Noun

silence

Concepts

be silent

keep quiet

shut up

remain silent

quiet

stop talking

button up

be quiet

hush

keep silence

keep silent

silent

🔇

keep one’s mouth shut

close up

hold one’s tongue

shut it

can

clam up

keep mum

leave out

miss

omit

silence

skip

skulk

belt up

dummy up

fall silent

bask

Synonyms

stare zitto

fare silenzio

non dire tutto

chiudere il becco

ammutolire

imbacuccare

omettere

abbottonarsi

azzittirsi

far silenzio

mettere a tacere

passare sotto silenzio

stare in silenzio

smettere di parlare

finire di fare rumore

non dire

tenere per sé

rimanere zitto

mantenere il silenzio

bandire

serbare il silenzio

chiudere

occultare

saltare

Translations

se taire

schweigen

calar-se

callar

susmak

taire

callarse

zwijgen

silere

tacere

den Mund halten

callar

calar a boca

acallar

Hyphenated as

ta‧cé‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taˈt͡ʃe.re/

Etymology

From Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak- or *tHk-.