Grammatical class

Adjective

taciturne

taciturn

Details

Syllables

ta-ci-tur-ne

Phonetics

ta.si.tyʁn

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

8483

Freq. (movies)

18799

Freq. (news)

29612

Sentences

Il est taciturne.

He is reserved.

A1

C'est un homme taciturne.

He's the silent type.

B1

Jason était un individu taciturne, c'était donc toujours une réelle surprise quand il disait quoique ce soit.

Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything.

B1

Mon père est taciturne.

My father is not talkative.

B2