taciturne

tasityʁn

Definition

Definition of taciturne - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

personne silencieusequi parle peu par nature ou habitude

Mon grand-père était un homme taciturne qui préférait écouter.

réservé

silencieux

atmosphère muettequi évoque le silence et empêche toute expression

La forêt taciturne semblait garder tous ses secrets.

muet

sourd

effet silencieuxqui rend silencieux ou pousse au mutisme

Cette nouvelle taciturne plongea l'assemblée dans le silence.

assourdissant

mutique

Noun, masc/fem

caractèrepersonne qui parle peu par nature

Ce taciturne ne dit jamais un mot pendant les réunions.

introverti

réservé

silencieux

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Origin of taciturne

latin, taciturne (tacitus, silencieux)

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très sombre

adj.

caractère

qui est très taciturne et renfermé sur soi

Examples of taciturne in a sentence

L'élève taciturne restait au fond de la classe.
Une salle taciturne régnait après l'annonce.
L'ambiance taciturne du bureau pesait sur tous les employés.
L’ambiance taciturne du lieu décourageait toute conversation.
Son regard taciturne imposa le respect à l’auditoire.
Le taciturne du groupe préfère écouter que parler.

Les taciturnes sont souvent mal compris par leurs collègues.

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English:taciturn, taciturn person, ...
German:taciturn, der Schweigsame, ...
Italian:taciturno, persona taciturna, ...
Spanish:taciturno, persona callada, ...
Portuguese:taciturno, pessoa reservada, ...
Chinese:沉默寡言的, 沉默寡言的人, ...
Japanese:無口な, 無口な人, ...
Arabic:كتوم, شخص قليل الكلام, ...
Hebrew:שַׁתְקָן, אִישׁ שֶׁמְּמַעֵט בְּדִבּוּר, ...
Russian:молчаливый, молчун, ...
Ukrainian:мовчазний, мовчун, ...
Catalan:tacitu, taciturn, ...
Danish:fåmælt, en fåmælt person, ...
Dutch:zwijgzaam, zwijgzaam persoon, ...
Greek:σιωπηλός, κλειστός χαρακτήρας, ...
Hungarian:szótlan, hallgatag ember, ...
Khmer:ស្ងៀមស្ងាត់, មនុស្សស្ងៀមស្ងាត់, ...
Korean:과묵한, 과묵한 사람, ...
Polish:małomówny, milczek, ...
Portuguese (BR):taciturno, silencioso, ...
Romanian:tăcut, persoană tăcută, ...
Swedish:tystlåten, enstöring, ...
Thai:พูดน้อย, คนพูดน้อย, ...
Turkish:suskun, durgun, ...
Vietnamese:ít nói, người ít nói, ...

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