quietly

quietly
adverb tranquilamente; silenciosamente
quietly adv
1. bajo / en voz baja
he speaks so quietly that I can hardly hear him habla tan bajo que apenas lo oigo
2. sin hacer ruido
can't you work quietly? ¿no puedes trabajar sin hacer ruido?
quietly
tr['kwaɪətlɪ]
adverb
1 (silently) silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido; (not loudly) bajo
she always speaks quietly siempre habla en voz baja
2 (calmly) tranquilamente
3 (discreetly) discretamente, con discreción
4 (simply) sencillamente, con sencillez
quietly
adv.
calladamente adv.
'kwaɪətli
adverb
1) (silently, not loudly) <move> silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido; <say/speak> en voz baja
2)
a) (peacefully) <sleep/rest> tranquilamente
b) (unobtrusively) <dress/mention/slip away> discretamente
['kwaɪǝtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=not loudly) [say, whisper] en voz baja; [sing] en voz baja, suavemente; [drink, leave, walk, come in] silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido

this part should be played quietly — (Mus) esta parte hay que tocarla bajo

2) (=silently) en silencio

she said nothing, but listened quietly — no dijo nada, sino que escuchó en silencio

3) (=peacefully, calmly) [play, read] tranquilamente

I was quietly drinking a cup of coffee — estaba tomando café tranquilamente

he refused to go quietly — se negó a irse pacíficamente

are you coming quietly or are you going to make trouble? — ¿nos acompaña usted pacíficamente o va a causar problemas?

the house is quietly situated in attractive parkland — la casa está situada en una tranquila zona con jardines

I'm quietly confident about the future — aunque no lo exteriorice, soy optimista respecto al futuro

he was quietly content — estaba contento y tranquilo

4) (=discreetly) discretamente

the president's plan had been quietly shelved — habían dejado de lado discretamente el plan del presidente

she lives quietly in Suffolk — vive discretamente en Suffolk

to be quietly dressed — vestirse con discreción

he slipped off quietly — se marchó sin que nadie lo notara

let's get married quietly — casémonos en la intimidad

we dined quietly at home — cenamos en la intimidad del hogar

* * *
['kwaɪətli]
adverb
1) (silently, not loudly) <move> silenciosamente, sin hacer ruido; <say/speak> en voz baja
2)
a) (peacefully) <sleep/rest> tranquilamente
b) (unobtrusively) <dress/mention/slip away> discretamente

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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