Portuguese | English |
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silêncio noun {m} | quiet(absence of sound) silence [silences](lack of any sound) silent(that which is silent) |
silêncio! interjection {m} | silence(be silent) |
minuto de silêncio noun {m} | moment of silence(period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person) |
o silêncio é ouro phrase | silence is golden(proverb) |
ordem de silêncio noun {f} | gag order(any directive from a person in authority prohibiting another person from speaking about a certain thing) |
torre do silêncio noun {f} | tower of silence(low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) |