Calladas (en. Silent)

/kaˈʎaðas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adjective

It refers to people who do not speak or are silent.

The women at the meeting were quiet and just listened.

Las mujeres en la reunión eran calladas y solo escuchaban.

It can refer to situations or moments when no noise is made.

After the storm, the night became quiet.

Después de la tormenta, la noche se volvió callada.

It can describe the attitude of someone who prefers not to express their opinion.

She is quiet by nature and usually does not intervene in discussions.

Ella es callada por naturaleza y no suele intervenir en las discusiones.

Derived from the verb 'callar', which means 'to be silent'.

to quiet the voices

It means to silence people or noises.

hacer calladas las voces

to be in a quiet state

To be in a state of silence or reflection.

estar en un callado

as quiet as a stone

To be very quiet, not speaking, like an inanimate object.

calladas como una piedra

to silence

A verb that means to make someone or something stop talking or making noise.

callar

silence

State of not making sound.

silencio

tranquility

State of calm or absence of disturbances.

tranquilidad

Quiet as a mouse

Whenever there are problems, she stays quiet as a mouse.

Siempre que hay problemas, ella se queda callada como un ratón.

Quiet, but observing

Although she says nothing, she is quiet but observing everything that happens.

Aunque no dice nada, está callada, pero observando todo lo que pasa.