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To: Neocon who wrote (4806)3/2/2003 12:16:31 PM
From: zonder  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 15987
 
"Be silent", in other words.

"Taire" means "garder le silence", "to hold the silence, to be silent", in other words.

taire v.

I. v. tr. 1. Ne pas dire. Taire un secret. 2. Fig. Ne pas manifester, ne pas exprimer. Taire sa douleur. II. v. pron. 1. Garder le silence, s'abstenir de parler. Taisez-vous, votre bavardage me fatigue. -- Ne pas révéler, passer sous silence. Se taire sur un point. 2. (Sujet n. de chose.) Cesser de se faire entendre. Les canons se sont tus. 3. (Avec ellipse du pronom.) Faire taire: imposer le silence à; fig. empêcher de s'exprimer, de se manifester. Une indemnisation a fait taire le mécontentement.


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