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silencer noun

  • An attachment to a gun or an exhaust pipe that reduces the sound it emits
 Schalldämpfer

silence noun

  /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ , /ˈsaɪləns/
  • The absence of any sound.
  • Refraining from speaking, for purposes of prayer or meditation; especially, a form of worship practiced by the Society of Friends (Quakers) during meetings.
 Stille, Schweigen
  • The act of refraining from speaking.
 Schweigen

silence interjection

  /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ , /ˈsaɪləns/
  • (imperative) Be silent.
 Ruhe

silence verb

  /ˈsaɪl(ə)ns/ , /ˈsaɪləns/
  • (transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.
  • (transitive) To suppress criticism, etc.
 zum Schweigen bringen
exhaust silencer
Auspufftopf
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