zum Schweigen bringen — meaning in English

English meaning

• floor noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
• hush verb To become quiet, or to make someone or something quiet.
• silence noun Complete absence of sound.

Senses

zum Schweigen bringen is used for these senses in English:

• floor (informal, transitive) To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
• hush (transitive) To make quiet.
• hush (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.

floor — full definition

1. noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
2. noun A storey or level of a building.
3. noun A set minimum limit, especially for a price or rate.
4. verb To knock someone down, or to shock or overwhelm them completely.

hush — full definition

1. verb To become quiet, or to make someone or something quiet.
2. noun A sudden silence, especially after noise.

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