Sentence examples of "se taire" in French

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Translations: all12 be silent3 shut up2 other translations7
On devrait se taire dans une bibliothèque. You ought to be quiet in a library.
Son regard sévère l'a fait se taire. Her stern look got him to quit talking.
Elle l'a fait se taire par sa désapprobation. She frowned him into silence.
Se taire en classe c'est respecter le sommeil des autres. To be quiet in class is to respect other people's sleep.
Celui qui ne sait pas se taire, il ne sait pas non plus parler. He who does not know how to remain silent, does not know how to speak either.
Il était sur le point de révéler le secret lorsqu'un regard sévère de Marthe le fit se taire. He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.
C'est une grande misère que de n'avoir pas assez d'esprit pour bien parler, ni assez de jugement pour se taire. It is a great pity not to have enough wits to speak well, nor enough judgment to be quiet.
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