silence
1 noun absence of soundtost masc3 ciúnas masc1 suaimhneas masc1 there was complete silence bhí ciúnas iomlán ann, bhí tost iomlán annto break the silence an ciúnas a bhriseadhsilence! ciúnas!we sat there in silence shuíomar ansin gan focal asainn, shuíomar ansin go ciúinher silence was all the answer he needed thug a tost an freagra dóhe kept silence d'fhan sé ina thostsilence must be maintained during the examination ní mór fanacht ciúin i rith an scrúdaithe 2 noun pause, interruptiontost masc3 ciúnas masc1 there was a silence for a few seconds bhí tost ann ar feadh cúpla soicind, níor dúradh focal ar feadh cúpla soicindthere was a stunned silence thost gach duine le halltachtthere was silence, then a voice was heard bhí ciúnas ann, ansin chualathas guthTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun discretion, concealmenttost masc3 ciúnas masc1 he kept a silence about these events ní dúirt sé focal faoi na heachtraí seo, níor labhair sé faoi na heachtraí seoattempts were made to ensure the silence of witnesses rinneadh iarrachtaí tabhairt ar fhinnéithe fanacht ina dtostthe papers maintained silence about it ní dúirt na nuachtáin dada faoi, níor luadh sna nuachtáin éshe broke the silence about the bullying labhair sí amach faoin mbulaíocht 4 verb make sb be quiet TRANSITIVEcuir ina thostthey wanted to silence their critics ba mhian leo lucht a gcáinte a chur ina dtosthe was silenced by the hierarchy chuir an cliarlathas ina thost é, chuir an cliarlathas gobán ann 5 verb make sth be quiet TRANSITIVEciúnaigh verb the alarm was finally silenced ciúnaíodh an t-aláram faoi dheireadh