 | English  | German |  |
 | embarrassed {adj} [silence] | 154 betroffen [Schweigen] |  |
 | pregnant {adj} [remark, silence, pause] [fig.] | 100 bedeutungsvoll |  |
 | stultifying {adj} {pres-p} [boredom, silence, inactivity] | 70 lähmend [Langeweile, Stille, Nichtstun] |  |
 | awkward {adj} [silence] | 63 betreten [Schweigen, Stille] |  |
 | heavy {adj} [silence] | 21 bedrückend |  |
 | pointed {adj} [absence, silence] | 8 ostentativ [geh.] |  |
Verbs |
 | to burke sth. [suppress, silence] | 29 etw.Akk. abwürgen [ugs.] [fig.] [Diskussion, Initiative etc.] |  |
 | to condone sth. [tolerate, esp. in silence] | etw. (stillschweigend) dulden |  |
 | to muzzle sb. [fig.] [silence] | jdn. zum Schweigen bringen [fig.] |  |
Nouns |
 | hush [silence] | 406 Stille {f} |  |
 | hush [silence] | 141 Schweigen {n} |  |
 | hush [silence] | 53 Ruhe {f} [Lautlosigkeit] |  |
2 Words |
 | to lapse into sth. [e.g. silence, rage, euphoria, hysteria] | in etw.Akk. verfallen [in einen bestimmten Zustand, z. B. Schweigen, Wut, Euphorie, Hysterie] |  |
 | dead air [idiom] [radio silence] | Funkstille {f} [auch fig.] |  |
5+ Words |
 | film quote A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. [The Silence of the Lambs] | Einer dieser Meinungsforscher wollte mich testen. Ich genoss seine Leber mit ein paar Favabohnen, dazu einen ausgezeichneten Chianti. |  |