Keep quiet - Taire (The 1853rd Most Common French Word)

The translation for Keep quiet in French is Taire. It can be used as verb. It is the 1853rd most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: keep quiet

French: taire

Verb B1

Examples


Consequently, I was better off to keep quiet and carry on.	Donc, j'étais mieux de me taire et continuer.
She should have kept her mouth shut.	Elle aurait dû se taire.
This Nobel Prize 2018 rewards two strong personalities who refuse to keep quiet.	Ce prix Nobel 2018 récompense deux fortes personnalités qui refusent de se taire.
A minority government cannot make all of its decisions unilaterally and force the opposition to keep quiet.	Le gouvernement, alors qu'il est minoritaire, ne peut pas prendre l'ensemble des décisions de façon unilatérale et forcer l'opposition à se taire.
It's not in my nature to keep quiet about anything.	Ce n'est pas dans ma nature de taire quoi que ce soit.
It's smart to keep quiet.	Il est intelligent de se taire.
The soldier told him to keep quiet or he would be shot.	Le soldat lui a dit de se taire, sous peine d'être abattu.
All I can do is tell Lila to keep quiet.	Tout ce que je peux faire, c'est dire à Lila de se taire.

Destroido ruins lives and pays the victims to keep quiet.	Destroido ruines des vies et paie les victimes pour se taire.
The defendant will keep quiet, please.	L'accusée doit se taire, je vous prie.
And Lastarza has too much reason to keep quiet.	Et Lastarza a tout intérêt à se taire.
I told him to keep quiet.	Je lui ai dit de se taire.
I'd keep quiet if I were you.	Tu ferais mieux de te taire.
The Danish authorities wanted the matter kept under wraps.	Les autorités danoises voulaient taire l'affaire.
We are keeping a big dog.	Nous avons un gros chien.
He kept me waiting for an hour.	Il m'a fait attendre pendant une heure.
They kept her waiting for more than an hour.	Ils l'ont fait attendre plus d'une heure.
She kept him waiting for a long time.	Elle le fit attendre longtemps.
I don't like to be kept waiting for a long time.	Je déteste qu'on me fasse attendre longtemps.
I don't like to be kept waiting.	Je n'apprécie pas qu'on me fasse attendre.
The noise kept me from sleeping last night.	Le bruit m'a empêché de dormir la nuit dernière.