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
Variants
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