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

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Le garçon est resté silencieux. The boy remained silent.
Tout autour c'était silencieux. It was quiet all around.
Tu dois juste rester silencieux. You have only to keep silent.
Pourquoi est-il si silencieux ? Why is he so quiet?
Ils sont tous restés silencieux. All of them remained silent.
Vous devriez être silencieux dans une bibliothèque. You ought to be quiet in a library.
Il resta silencieux toute la journée. He kept silent all day.
C'est redevenu silencieux dans la forêt. It became quiet again in the forest.
Il nous demanda d'être silencieux. He asked that we be silent.
Il a dit aux étudiants d'être silencieux. He told the students to be quiet.
Il resta silencieux pendant le repas. He kept silent during the meal.
Le bébé a été silencieux toute la nuit. The baby was quiet all night.
Dans la pièce, tout était silencieux. In the room, all was silent.
Ici, il n'est pas permis d'être silencieux. It's not allowed to be quiet here.
Tout était silencieux dans la maison. All was silent in the house.
Nous ne pouvons pas rester silencieux en regardant les gens mourir de faim. We cannot stand quiet and watch people starve.
Ne sachant quoi dire, il demeura silencieux. As he didn't know what to say, he remained silent.
Il est resté silencieux toute la journée. He kept silent all day long.
En vieillissant on se fait plus silencieux. As one grows older, one becomes more silent.
Il a demandé que nous soyons silencieux. He asked that we be silent.
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