SILENT
osoba, ktorá mlčí, vôbec nerozpráva, alebo ste v prostredí, kde nepočuť absolútne nič z okolia
- The empty house was completely silent.
- Trish was silent because she didn´t feel very well.
- It was four o’clock in the morning and the streets were completely silent.
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My father was a very silent man
QUIET
takmer tiché prostredie, len občas začuť niekde nejaký slabý zvuk – nerozprávať, prípadne rozprávať veľmi málo
- She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him.
- Please be quiet (= stop talking)!
- She was received in a small, quiet office.
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We enjoyed a quiet dinner for two.