quiet

quiet
qui·et [kwaɪət] adj <-er, -est or more \quiet, most \quiet>
1)
(not loud) voice, appliance, machine leise;
to speak in a \quiet voice leise sprechen
2) (silent) ruhig;
please be \quiet Ruhe bitte!;
\quiet nap (Brit) (after lunch) Nachmittagsruhe f;
to keep \quiet ruhig sein;
they were told to keep \quiet ihnen wurde gesagt, dass sie still sein sollen;
give the baby a bottle to keep her \quiet gib mal dem Baby die Flasche, damit es nicht schreit;
the new teacher can't keep the children \quiet der neue Lehrer hat die Kinder nicht im Griff;
a \quiet corner/place eine ruhige Ecke/ein ruhiger Platz;
in \quiet contemplation in stiller Betrachtung
3) (not talkative) still; person schweigsam; child ruhig;
you've been very \quiet all evening - is anything the matter? du warst den ganzen Abend sehr ruhig - ist irgendwas?;
to keep \quiet about sth über etw akk Stillschweigen bewahren;
if she knows something, she's keeping very \quiet about it wenn sie etwas davon weiß, so sagt sie nichts darüber;
to keep sb \quiet jdn zum Schweigen bringen
4) (secret) heimlich;
to feel a \quiet satisfaction eine stille Genugtuung empfinden;
to have a \quiet word with sb mit jdm ein Wörtchen im Vertrauen reden (fam)
can I have a \quiet word with you? könnte ich Sie [mal] unter vier Augen sprechen?;
to keep sth \quiet etw für sich akk behalten
5) (not ostentatious) schlicht; clothes dezent; colour gedämpft;
they wanted a \quiet wedding sie wollten eine Hochzeit in kleinem Rahmen
6) (not exciting) geruhsam;
it's a \quiet peaceful little village es ist ein beschaulicher und friedlicher kleiner Ort;
(not busy) street, town ruhig
PHRASES:
anything for a \quiet life! wenn ich doch nur mal eine Sekunde meine Ruhe hätte!;
as \quiet as a mouse mucksmäuschenstill (fam) n
no pl
1) (silence) Stille f;
let's have some \quiet! Ruhe bitte!
2) (lack of excitement) Ruhe f;
peace and \quiet Ruhe und Frieden;
I just want peace and \quiet for five minutes ich will nur fünf Minuten lang meine Ruhe haben;
I go camping for some peace and \quiet ich gehe zelten, weil ich ein wenig Ruhe und Stille finden möchte
PHRASES:
on the \quiet heimlich;
to get married on the \quiet in aller Stille heiraten vt (esp Am)
to \quiet sb/sth jdn/etw besänftigen;
to \quiet children Kinder zur Ruhe bringen vi (esp Am) sich akk beruhigen

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