 | English  | German |  |
 | silent {adj} [quiet] | 497 leise [kaum hörbar] [z. B. Regen] |  |
 | mousy {adj} [usually pej.] [timid, shy (and quiet)] | 78 schüchtern |  |
 | mousey {adj} [spv.] [mousy] [usually pej.] [timid, shy (and quiet)] | 16 schüchtern |  |
| Verbs |
 | to preserve sth. [e.g. a sense of humour, peace, quiet] | 3443 etw. bewahren [beibehalten, erhalten] |  |
 | to hush [become quiet] | 714 verstummen |  |
 | to come [peace, quiet] | 425 einkehren [Friede, Stille etc.] |  |
 | to hush [become quiet] | 6 versäuseln [sehr selten] [leiser werden, verstummen] |  |
 | to hush [become quiet] | still werden |  |
 | to hush sb. [cause to be quiet] | jdn. zum Schweigen bringen |  |
 | to shush [coll.] [be quiet] | still sein |  |
| Nouns |
 | sop [something given to pacify or quiet] | 204 Beruhigungspille {f} [fig.] |  |
| 2 Words |
 | Dry up! [coll.] [be quiet] | Halt die Goschen! [österr.] [derb] |  |
 | Save it! [coll.] [Be quiet!] | Spar dir deine Bemerkungen! [Sei still!] |  |
 | Save it! [coll.] [Be quiet!] | Spar dir deine Spucke! [ugs.] [Sei still!] |  |
 | Save it. [coll.] [Be quiet.] | Spar's dir. [Sei still.] |  |
 | to set in [autumn, quiet etc.] | einkehren [Jahreszeit, Stille etc.] |  |
 | comm. econ. dull season [financially quiet] | stille Saison {f} |  |
| 3 Words |
 | to hold one's tongue [idiom] [keep quiet] | stillschweigen |  |
 | to hold one's tongue [idiom] [keep quiet] | den Mund halten [ugs.] [Redewendung] [schweigen] |  |
| 4 Words |
 | on the (strict) q.t. {adv} [coll.] ['qt' is a shortened slang form of 'quiet'] | heimlich [in aller Stille] |  |
| 5+ Words |
 | to raise a finger to one's lips [the forefinger; as a signal to be quiet] | den Finger auf seine Lippen legen [den Zeigefinger; als Zeichen, still zu sein] |  |