Usage examples of "silencio" in Spanish with translation to English

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El niño se mantuvo en silencio. The boy remained silent.
Mantén silencio cuando yo estoy hablando. Be quiet while I'm speaking.
Estuvo en silencio todo el tiempo He was silent all the time.
Puedes quedarte sólo si guardas silencio. You can stay if only you are quiet.
He puesto mi móvil en silencio. I've put my mobile on silent.
Permaneció en silencio durante la comida. He kept silent during the meal.
Él guardó silencio durante la reunión. He kept silent during the meeting.
Tom quería que Mary guardara silencio. Tom wanted Mary to be quiet.
No era necesario que mantuviera el silencio. She need not have kept silent.
Puedes estar ahí si te quedas en silencio. You can stay here as long as you keep quiet.
Los estudiantes deben guardar silencio durante la clase. Students must keep silent during a class.
No sabiendo qué decir, se quedó en silencio. Not knowing what to do, she remained silent.
Todo lo que quiero es paz y silencio. All I want is peace and quiet.
Jane se quedó en silencio por mucho tiempo. Jane kept silent for a long time.
Ella me hizo una señal de que guardara silencio. She motioned me to hold my tongue.
Es el ruido que oís cuando todo está en silencio. It is the sound you hear when everything is silent.
Ella se sentó a su lado y escuchó en silencio. She sat next him and listened quietly.
Es el sonido que oyes cuando todo está en silencio. It is the sound you hear when everything is silent.
Él se mantuvo en silencio por lo que me pareció una hora. He was silent for what seemed to me an hour.
Les dije a los niños que estuvieran en silencio, pero ellos siguieron haciendo ruido. I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.
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