молчать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьlčati.

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Verb

молча́ть (molčátʹimpf (perfective замолча́ть or помолча́ть or промолча́ть)

  1. to keep silent, to be silent
    Synonyms: безмо́лвствовать (bezmólvstvovatʹ), пома́лкивать (pomálkivatʹ), храни́ть молча́ние (xranítʹ molčánije), храни́ть безмо́лвие (xranítʹ bezmólvije), держа́ть язы́к за зуба́ми (deržátʹ jazýk za zubámi), держа́ть ро́т на замке́ (deržátʹ rót na zamké), игра́ть в молча́нку (igrátʹ v molčánku)

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