Remain silent - Schweigen (The 973rd Most Common German Word)

The German word for Remain silent is Schweigen. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 973rd most commonly used word in German. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: remain silent

de German: schweigen

Examples

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But it is precisely this that our opponents remain silent about. Und gerade darüber schweigen unsere Opponenten.
You have the right to remain silent. Du hast das Recht zu schweigen.
I can no longer remain silent. Ich kann nicht länger schweigen.
We've decided to remain silent. Wir haben beschlossen zu schweigen.
The Commission could no longer remain silent after that. Da konnte die Kommission nicht mehr schweigen.
In the face of such behaviour, we must not remain silent. Angesichts eines solchen Verhaltens dürfen wir nicht schweigen.
Europe cannot stand still and remain silent in the face of this conflict. Europa kann diesem Konflikt gegenüber nicht stillstehen und schweigen.
The EU cannot, and will not, remain silent on human rights violations. Die EU kann und wird zu Menschenrechtsverletzungen nicht schweigen.

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Remain silent - Schweigen (The 973rd Most Common German Word)
It is precisely because of this that Parliament can no longer remain silent. Eben deswegen kann das EP nicht länger schweigen.
No human being can remain silent in the presence of this inconceivable violence. Kein Mensch kann bei dieser unerhörten Gewalt schweigen.
You do indeed have the right to remain silent. Sie haben tatsächlich das Recht zu schweigen.
Without an interpreter, they were advised to remain silent. Ohne Dolmetscher wurde ihnen geraten zu schweigen.
Faced with this data we can not remain silent. Angesichts dieser Zahlen darf man nicht schweigen.
They both remain silent - perhaps everything has already been said. Beide schweigen, vielleicht ist schon alles gesagt.
They do not respond to attacks, but remain silent. Sie reagieren nicht auf Angriffe, sondern schweigen.
We must not remain silent about human rights violations. Angesichts von Menschenrechtsverletzungen dürfen wir nicht schweigen.
You would still have to remain silent for at least 2 to 3 years. Mindestens 2-3 Jahre müsstest du noch schweigen.
The minister and the broadcaster remain silent on that matter. Der Minister und das Fernsehen schweigen...
Confronted with these facts, I can no longer remain silent. Konfrontiert mit diesen Tatsachen kann ich nicht länger schweigen.
He who remains silent is understood to consent. Wer schweigt, stimmt zu.
I remained silent. Ich bin sprachlos geblieben.

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Remain silent - Schweigen (The 973rd Most Common German Word)

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