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tacere

to be silent, to keep quiet

Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)

stare in silenzionon parlareammutolirefar silenzio

Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)

parlaregridareesprimersicomunicare

Usage note

Irregular verb. Present: taccio, taci, tace, tacciamo, tacete, tacciono. Past participle: taciuto.

Example

"A volte è meglio tacere che dire qualcosa di sbagliato."

"Sometimes it is better to keep quiet than to say something wrong."

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