quiet

A. n

• 1 (silence) silence (m)

• 2 (peace) tranquillité (f)

• 3 (colloq) (secret) on the quiet = discrètement

B. adj

• 1 (silent) [church, person, room] silencieux/-ieuse to keep quiet = garder le silence to go quiet = se taire to keep sb quiet = faire taire [dog, child] be quiet (stop talking) = tais-toi (make no noise); = ne fais pas de bruit

• 2 (not noisy) [voice] bas/basse; [engine] silencieux/-ieuse; [music] doux/douce in a quiet voice = à voix basse to keep the children quiet [activity] = tenir les enfants tranquilles

• 3 (discreet) discret/-ète to have a quiet word with sb = prendre qn à part pour lui parler

• 4 (calm) [village, holiday, night, life] tranquille

• 5 [meal] intime; [wedding] célébré/-e dans l'intimité

• 6 (secret) to keep [sth] quiet = ne pas divulguer [plans]; = garder [qch] secret/-ète [engagement]