tacere.
to be silent, to keep quiet
Meaning & usage
to be silent, to keep quiet
Su ciò di cui non si può parlare, si deve tacere.
to quiet down, to shut up
to keep mum, to refuse to reveal information
to cease, to stop
far tacere una protesta
to not disclose or reveal (information, problems, etc.)
to omit, to leave out (details, etc.)
to imply (a subject)
to hide (an emotion, etc.)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak- or *tHk-.
silence
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak- or *tHk-.
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