taire.
to be quiet, to be silent
Meaning & usage
to be quiet, to be silent
faire taire
Faites taire vos enfants !
to shut up (oneself), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
Tais-toi!
to keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
Je l'ai entendu de quelqu'un dont je préfère taire le nom.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French taire, from Old French taire, remade from the original form taisir (analogically to verbs like plaire, etc., or from the future forms), itself from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.