silence

/ˈsaɪləns/ noun

Translation

NO SOUND [U] › when there is no sound

sessizlik, sükût

The three men ate in silence. No sound broke the silence of the wintry landscape.1089

NO TALKING [U] › when someone says nothing about a particular subject

susma, suskunluk, sessiz kalma

She ended her silence yesterday and spoke to a TV reporter about the affair.2328

PERIOD OF TIME [C] › a period of time when there is no sound or no talking

sessizlik, sükûnet, dinginlik

an awkward/embarrassed silence There was a short silence while she thought about it.1089

(Definition of silence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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