tacere

B1#2,023

Hear it

verb

to be silent, to keep quiet
to quiet down, to shut up
to keep mum, to refuse to reveal information
to cease, to stop
to not disclose or revealinformation, problems, etc.

nounmasculine

silence

Forms

Present

I	taccio / tacio
you	taci
he, she, it	tace
we	tacciamo / tacemo
you (plural)	tacete
they	tacciono / taceno

Imperfect

I	tacevo
you	tacevi
he, she, it	taceva
we	tacevamo / tacemio / tacevimo
you (plural)	tacevate / tacevio / taceveno
they	tacevano / taceveno

Past historic

I	tacqui / tacque / tacette / tacetti / tacei
you	tacesti / tacessi
he, she, it	tacque / tacette / tacé
we	tacemmo / tacessimo
you (plural)	taceste / tacessivo
they	tacquero / tacqueno / tacetteno / tacerno

Future

I	tacerò
you	tacerai
he, she, it	tacerà
we	taceremo
you (plural)	tacerete
they	taceranno

Conditional

I	tacerei / tacerebbe / tacerebbi / taceria

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Nella favola la bestia parla e il principe tace.In the fairy tale the beast talks and the prince keeps quiet.A2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (A2)
Nella favola la bestia parla e il cacciatore tace.In the fairy tale the beast talks and the hunter keeps quiet.A2Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (A2)
Poi le cicale tacciono, e da lontano canta una rana.Then the cicadas fall silent, and a frog sings in the distance.A2La pioggia nel pineto — Rain in the Pine Wood
Quando entra la nonna, tacciono tutti per un secondo.When the grandmother comes in, everybody falls silent for a second.B1Di nuovo, per favore (1) — Again, please (1) (B1)

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