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mute
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
mutes
pl
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
Translations
The mute communicated with gestures and expressions.
Le muet communiquait par gestes et par expressions.
The trumpet player used a mute to create a softer sound during the performance.
Le trompettiste a utilisé une sourdine pour obtenir un son plus doux pendant le concert.
The "k" in "knight" is a mute.
Le « k » dans « knight » est une lettre muette.
Please switch your phone to mute during the presentation.
Veuillez mettre votre téléphone en mode silencieux pendant la présentation.
Additional translations
Definitions
The mute communicated with gestures and expressions.
The trumpet player used a mute to create a softer sound during the performance.
He remained a mute during the meeting, preferring to listen rather than contribute.
The "k" in "knight" is a mute.
In Victorian times, mutes in long black cloaks led the mourners to the graveyard.
Please switch your phone to mute during the presentation.
muted
Past Simple
muted
Past Participle
muting
Gerund
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
Translations
She muted the television during the commercial break.
Elle a mis la télévision en sourdine pendant la coupure publicitaire.
The artist muted the colors in the painting to create a more subdued effect.
L’artiste a atténué les couleurs du tableau pour créer un effet plus sobre.
The moderator muted the disruptive participant during the online meeting.
Le modérateur a fait taire le participant perturbateur pendant la réunion en ligne.
Definitions
She muted the television during the commercial break.
The artist muted the colors in the painting to create a more subdued effect.
The moderator muted the disruptive participant during the online meeting.
muter
Comp.
mutest
Super.
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
Translations
The mute child communicated through sign language.
L’enfant muet communiquait en langue des signes.
The room was filled with mute spectators, all waiting for the announcement.
La salle était remplie de spectateurs silencieux, tous en attente de l’annonce.
There was a mute understanding between the two friends.
Il y avait une entente tacite entre les deux amis.
Additional translations
Definitions
The room was filled with mute spectators, all waiting for the announcement.
The mute child communicated through sign language.
There was a mute understanding between the two friends.
The television was on, but the volume was set to mute.
In the word "knife", the final "e" is mute.
Archaic/poetic use meaning “silently; without sound.”
Translations
Mute they drifted across the moon-lit plain.
Silencieusement, ils dérivèrent à travers la plaine éclairée par la lune.
Definitions
Mute they drifted across the moon-lit plain.
Synonyms
without speaking
in silence
without a sound