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молчать v stresses
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gen.	be silent; dummy up; whist; hold one's peace; hold one's tongue; be quiet; be speechless; have lost tongue; hold peace; hold tongue; keep silence; remain speechless; say nothing; shut mouth; hold in; keep quiet; remain silent (в ответ q3mi4); keep to oneself (о чём-либо); lie low; bite one's tongue (заткнуться Franka_LV); keep mum; keep it dark; keep secret; make no complaint; have lost one's tongue; mum (Taras); be irresponsive; hush
Gruzovik	keep silent
amer., jarg.	deaf and dumb
austral., slang	cut the cackle; pipe down
dial.	whisht
fig.	idle (of machinery)
Gruzovik, fig.	be idle of machinery; idle of machinery
idiom.	hold one's tongue (z484z)
inf.	keep mouth shut (Yeldar Azanbayev)
Makarov.	keep a still tongue in one's head; be irresponsive; become silent; bite one's tongue (заткнуться); make no complain (сносить что-либо безропотно); remain silent; stay silent; clam up
Makarov., inf., amer.	to dummy up
Makarov., obs.	keep one's peace
news	stay mum (wandervoegel)
slang	clam up
молчать! v
gen.	silence!; quiet!; mum budget; silence; whist; shut one's mouth
молча v
gen.	silently; at pause; mutely; without a word (Anglophile); quietly (Pickman)
fig.	unprotestingly (Anglophile); in silence (Anglophile); unwept and unsung (Andrey Truhachev)
idiom.	at a loss for words (Interex)
молчи! v
gen.	do not speak!; keep your mouth shut!; be silent!; mum budget
inf.	chuck it!
lat.	tace
молчите! v
gen.	hold your jaw!; hold your peace!; silence; hold still!
молчу v
inf.	my lips are sealed (молчу VLZ_58)
молчи v
inf.	keep it to yourself (VLZ_58)
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молча v
gen.	деепр. от молчать

молчать: 257 phrases in 20 subjects

American usage, not spelling	1
British usage, not spelling	1
Disapproving	1
Figurative	1
Figure of speech	2
General	117
Idiomatic	3
Informal	23
Latin	1
Law	1
Literature	2
Makarov	60
Mass media	2
Proverb	32
Quotes and aphorisms	1
Religion	3
Saying	2
Slang	2
Tengiz	1
Trade unions	1