Grammatical class

Adjective

silencieux

silent (without sound)

Details

Syllables

si-len-cieux

Phonetics

si.lɑ̃.sjø

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

13991

Freq. (movies)

13813

Freq. (news)

9544

Sentences

C'est silencieux.

It's quiet.

A1

Restons silencieux.

Let's keep quiet.

A1

Tom est silencieux.

Tom's silent.

A1

Ziri est silencieux.

Ziri is quiet.

A1

Nous restâmes silencieux.

We kept quiet.

A2

Le garçon resta silencieux.

The boy remained silent.

A2

Tom resta silencieux.

Tom kept silent.

B1

Tout le monde fut silencieux.

Everybody was silent.

B1

Il resta silencieux tout le temps.

He remained silent the whole time.

B1

Tom resta silencieux pendant un moment.

Tom was silent for a moment.

B1

Sois silencieux. / Sois silencieuse. / Soyez silencieux. / Soyez silencieuses.

(to a male / to a female / to a male group / to a female group)

B2

Il est resté silencieux.

He remained dumb.

B2