callado

Inflexiones de 'callado' (adj): f: callada, mpl: callados, fpl: calladas

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
callado adj	(persona: reservada)	quiet, reserved adj
	Es un chico muy callado y tímido.
	He's a very quiet (or: reserved), shy boy.
callado adj	(que no dice nada)	quiet, silent adj
		keep your mouth shut, not say a word v expr
	¿Por qué están tan callados los niños?
	Juan se quedó callado cuando su madre le preguntó quién había roto el frasco.
	Juan was silent when his mother asked him who had broken the jar.
	Juan kept his mouth shut when his mother asked him who had broken the jar.
callado adj	(silencioso, sereno)	quiet, silent adj
	La noche callada y oscura atemorizaba al muchacho.
	The dark and quiet night scared the boy.

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
callar⇒ vtr	(silenciar) (colloquial)	silence⇒, hush⇒ vtr
	(imperative)	be quiet interj
	(imperative, rude)	shut up interj
	(formal, literary)	still⇒ vtr
	El padre calló a sus hijos para poder leer el periódico en paz.
	The father silenced (or; hushed) his children so that he could read the paper in peace.
callarse⇒ v prnl	(no decir algo) (about [sth])	say nothing, not tell [sth] vtr + n
	(about [sth])	keep quiet, remain silent vi + adj
	(information)	keep [sth] secret vtr + adj
	La víctima se calló el nombre del agresor por miedo a represalias.
	The victim said nothing about (or: did not tell) the name of the attacker because she was afraid of retaliation.
callarse v prnl	(sonido: cesar, apagarse) (sound)	fall silent vi + adj
	(noise)	hush⇒, die⇒ vi
	(sound)	stop⇒, cease⇒ vi
	De repente se callaron los cantos de los pájaros, su silencio presagiaba una tormenta.
	Suddenly, the bird songs fell silent. Their silence presaged a storm.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
callar⇒ vi	(guardar silencio)	be silent, keep silent vi + adj
		keep quiet vi + adj
	David siempre calla y escucha, no le gusta acaparar la conversación.
	David is always silent (or: always keeps silent). He doesn't like to monopolize the conversation.

Compound Forms: callar \| ~~callado~~
Spanish		English
es de sabios callar expr	(si no se sabe, se calla)	silence is golden v expr
	No digas necedades: es de sabios callar.
mandar a callar loc verb	(ordenar silencio)	tell [sb] to shut up v expr
		shush⇒ vtr
no callar ni debajo del agua loc verb	(hablar demasiado)	never shut up v expr
		talk incessantly vi + adv

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