Vikas, in this case words
silenzio/
silence are very similar (for sound and meaning) in Italian and in English, 'cause both became from the Latin Language word
Silentium. Latin was the language of the Roman Empire).
Here "silenzio" from an Italian/English dictionary. Bold are italian sentences followed by their english translation.
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silenzio silènzio
A nm
1 (= quiete) silence, quiet, quietness, stillness, tranquillity, calm, peace, hush
• il silenzio della montagna the peace and quiet of the mountains; il silenzio regnava nella casa silence reigned in the house
2 silence, hush
• silenzio accoglimento/assenso (leg) assent by default; silenzio stampa blackout, cover-up; prezzo del silenzio hush money; in silenzio in silence; ascoltare in silenzio to listen in silence; chiudersi nel più assoluto silenzio to *shut up like a clam; costringere qn al silenzio to talk sb down; (= imbavagliare, fig) to muzzle, to gag; fare silenzio to hush, to *shut up, to *keep one’s mouth shut; ridurre al silenzio to silence, to reduce to silence, to *put to silence; soffrire/sopportare/patire in silenzio to suffer in silence, to *eat one’s heart out; tenere il silenzio to *keep silence; si fece un silenzio glaciale a frosty silence descended; le squadre hanno osservato un minuto di silenzio the teams stood in silence for one minute/observed one minute’s silence; il suo silenzio mi preoccupa (esten) his silence worries me; il silenzio è d’oro (prov) silence is golden
3 (= oblio) oblivion
• cadere nel silenzio to *be forgotten, to *fall/to *sink into oblivion
4 (mil) last post, last bugle-call of the day, lights out, taps (spec US)
• segnale del silenzio taps; suonare il silenzio to *blow the last post, to play taps
5 (relig) silence
B int silence, hush, shush
• silenzio, per favore! silence, please! [Modificato da (superciuk) 12/07/2008 16:28]
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