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Dictionary translations for "schweigen"

schweigen verb Conjugation

schwieg / schweigt / geschwiegen

remain silent (Meinung)

Wir haben beschlossen zu schweigen.

We've decided to remain silent.

be quiet (Benehmen)

keep quiet (Meinung)

das Schweigen n noun Declension

silence [ˈsaɪləns]

Sein Schweigen hat mich überrascht.

His silence surprised me.

Phrases with "schweigen" (10)

sich schweigen - remain silent
ganz zu schweigen von - let alone
sich still schweigen - remain silent
sich tot schweigen - hush up
still schweigen - remain silent
tot schweigen - hush up
zum Schweigen bringen - quieten
Reden ist Silber , Schweigen ist Gold - speech is silver but silence is golden
Das Schweigen der Lämmer - The Silence of the Lambs
der Rest ist Schweigen - the rest is silence

Contexts with "schweigen"

Sein Schweigen hat mich überrascht. His silence surprised me.

Wir haben beschlossen zu schweigen. We've decided to remain silent.

Ich interpretierte sein Schweigen als Zustimmung. I interpreted his silence as consent.

Sieh ihr Schweigen nicht als Zustimmung. Don't interpret their silence as obedience.

Mein Schweigen machte sie noch wütender. She got all the more angry for my silence.

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