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verb
to be quiet, to be silent
to shut up (oneself), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
to keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say
Used in the library
- Ayant deviné son secret, comme ils ont su se taire!Having guessed his secret, how they knew how to keep quiet!B1Maria Chapdelaine
- — Allons, allons, Tréville, taisez-vous, dit le roi."Come on, come on, Treville," said the king.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Il fallait bien se rendre; et la main tremblante de sa mère, qui vint s'appuyer sur son épaule fit taire les élans de la passion que Jolliet sentait bondir en lui.It was necessary to surrender well; and his mother's trembling hand, which came to rest on his shoulder, silenced the passions that Jolliet felt leaping in him.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Le caractère particulier de ces deux hommes, l'activité de l'un suppléant à la nonchalance de l'autre, a fait qu'ils ont pu marcher ensemble malgré les brouilles qu'inspirait quelquefois peut-être l'amour-propre blessé, mais que faisaient taire bientôt des idées plus généreuses, la gloire et l'amour de leur patrie.The special character of these two men, the activity of one substitute for the nonchalance of the other, meant that they had been able to walk together in spite of the havoc sometimes inspired by wounded self-esteem, but soon silenced by more generous ideas, the glory and love of their homeland.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
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