Usage examples of "silent" in English with translation to French

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He kept silent all day. Il resta silencieux toute la journée.
All of us were silent. Nous étions tous silencieux.
All of them remained silent. Ils sont tous restés silencieux.
You have only to keep silent. Tu dois juste rester silencieux.
He kept silent all day long. Il est resté silencieux toute la journée.
All was silent in the house. Tout était silencieux dans la maison.
He asked that we be silent. Il a demandé que nous soyons silencieux.
When he spoke, everyone became silent. Lorsqu'il parla, tout le monde devint silencieux.
He kept silent during the meal. Il resta silencieux pendant le repas.
In the room, all was silent. Dans la pièce, tout était silencieux.
He judged it wiser to remain silent. Il jugea plus sage de rester silencieux.
You might be wise to remain silent. Il serait probablement sage que tu restes silencieux.
I thought it best to remain silent. J'ai pensé qu'il valait mieux rester silencieux.
As one grows older, one becomes more silent. En vieillissant on se fait plus silencieux.
Not knowing what to say, I remained silent. Ne sachant pas quoi dire, je suis resté silencieux.
He was silent for what seemed to me an hour. Il resta silencieux pendant ce qui me sembla une heure.
It is the sound you hear when everything is silent. C'est le son que vous entendez quand tout est silencieux.
As he didn't know what to say, he remained silent. Ne sachant quoi dire, il demeura silencieux.
He didn't know what to say, so he remained silent. Il ne savait pas quoi dire, alors il resta silencieux.
Since he didn't know what to say, he remained silent Comme il ne savait pas quoi dire, il resta silencieux.
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