hush

• Nom désignant un état de silence, de calme ou d'immobilité, souvent après une période de bruit ou d'activité.

A noun referring to a state of silence, stillness, or quietness, often after a period of noise or activity.

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1. Silence or stillnessB1formal

   A state of quietness or absence of noise.

   Calme, silence

   • A hush fell over the crowd as the speaker began.
   • The sudden hush in the room made everyone uncomfortable.
   • There was a deep hush in the forest at night.

   Synonymescalmpeacequietsilencestillnesstranquility

   Antonymescacophonyclamorclattercommotiondinnoisepandemoniumrackettumultuproar

2. Secrecy or concealmentB2informal

   A state of being kept secret or not discussed.

   discrétion, silence

   • The company kept the layoffs under a hush.
   • There was a hush around the scandal in the office.
   • They maintained a strict hush about the surprise party.

   Synonymesconcealmentconfidentialityprivacysecrecysecretiveness

   Antonymesdisclosurepublicityrevelation

• Verbe utilisé pour calmer quelqu'un ou pour s'apaiser, souvent en disant « chut » ou en rassurant.

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone quiet or becoming quiet, often by saying 'hush' or by calming down.

1. Make quietB1formal

   To make someone or something become quiet or silent.

   faire taire

   • The teacher hushed the noisy students.
   • She hushed the baby by singing a lullaby.
   • He hushed the crowd with a wave of his hand.

   Synonymescalmmutemuzzlequietquietenshushsilencestill

   Antonymesblastclamordinloudnoise

2. B1formal

   To become quiet or silent after being noisy.

   Se taire

   • The audience hushed as the speaker began.
   • The forest hushed at dusk.
   • The children hushed when they heard the story.

   Synonymescalm downquietquietensettle down

   Antonymesblareclamorclamourracketroar

3. Suppress or concealB2informal

   To suppress or keep something secret, especially information or feelings.

   étouffer, dissimuler

   • They tried to hush up the scandal.
   • She hushed her doubts and continued.
   • The company hushed the negative reviews.

   Synonymesconcealcover upmuzzlequashsilencesquelchstiflesuppress

   Antonymesdisclosedivulgeexposerevealuncover

Variantes phrasalhush up