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callar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hush verb To become quiet, or to make someone or something quiet.
  • mute adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
  • quiet adj Making little or no sound.
  • silent adjective Making no sound at all; completely quiet.

Senses

callar is used for these senses in English:

  • hush (intransitive) To become quiet.
  • hush (transitive) To make quiet.
  • hush (transitive) To appease; to allay; to soothe.
  • keep quiet (intransitive) To remain silent.
  • mute (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
  • quiet (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
  • quiet (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.
  • quiet down (intransitive, US) To become quieter.

hush — full definition

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

mute — full definition

  1. adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
  2. verb To silence or turn off the sound of something.
  3. noun A device used to soften or dampen the sound of a musical instrument.

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