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mute

UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/

Translations

mutenoun
mutes
pl
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
muetPersonne incapable de parler.
The mute communicated with gestures and expressions.
Le muet communiquait par gestes et par expressions.
sourdineDispositif qui adoucit ou atténue le son d’un instrument de musique.
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.
lettre muettePour une lettre écrite mais non prononcée.
The "k" in "knight" is a mute.
Le « k » dans « knight » est une lettre muette.
mode silencieuxEn contexte technique, pour la fonction qui coupe le son d’un appareil.
Please switch your phone to mute during the presentation.
Veuillez mettre votre téléphone en mode silencieux pendant la présentation.
Additional translations
pleureurSens historique ou littéraire: personne engagée pour accompagner un enterrement en silence.
Synonyms
silence
quiet
stillness
hush
calm
muteverb
muted
Past Simple
muted
Past Participle
muting
Gerund
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
mettre en sourdineUsage courant pour réduire ou supprimer le son d’un appareil ou d’un flux audio.
She muted the television during the commercial break.
Elle a mis la télévision en sourdine pendant la coupure publicitaire.
atténuerPour une intensité, des couleurs ou un effet visuel que l’on rend plus discret.
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.
faire tairePour réduire au silence une personne, une intervention ou une expression.
The moderator muted the disruptive participant during the online meeting.
Le modérateur a fait taire le participant perturbateur pendant la réunion en ligne.
Synonyms
silence
quiet
hush
calm
still
subdue
dampen
Antonyms
unmute
muteadjective
muter
Comp.
mutest
Super.
UK
/mjuːt/
US
/mjut/
muetSe dit d’une personne ou d’un être incapable de parler; aussi pour une lettre non prononcée.
The mute child communicated through sign language.
L’enfant muet communiquait en langue des signes.
silencieuxSe dit de ce qui ne produit pas de son; courant pour des appareils, des ambiances ou des voix discrètes.
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.
tacitePour une entente, un accord ou un sens implicite, non formulé explicitement.
There was a mute understanding between the two friends.
Il y avait une entente tacite entre les deux amis.
Additional translations
muetEn contexte technique, pour l’état d’un appareil réglé sans son.
Synonyms
silent
quiet
uncommunicative
reserved
taciturn
dumb
speechless
Antonyms
vocal
talkative
expressive
muteadverb
Archaic/poetic use meaning “silently; without sound.”
silencieusementUsage littéraire ou poétique: sans bruit, sans un son.
Mute they drifted across the moon-lit plain.
Silencieusement, ils dérivèrent à travers la plaine éclairée par la lune.
Synonyms
mutely
silently
quietly
soundlessly
speechlessly
wordlessly
dumbly
without speaking
in silence
without a sound

Definitions

mutenoun
A person who is unable to speak.
The mute communicated with gestures and expressions.
A device used to soften or silence the sound of a musical instrument.
The trumpet player used a mute to create a softer sound during the performance.
A person who chooses not to speak or is silent in a particular situation.
He remained a mute during the meeting, preferring to listen rather than contribute.
A letter that is written but not pronounced.
The "k" in "knight" is a mute.
A professional mourner hired to walk in a funeral procession and remain silent.
In Victorian times, mutes in long black cloaks led the mourners to the graveyard.
A setting or function that silences the audio output of a device.
Please switch your phone to mute during the presentation.
muteverb
To reduce or eliminate the sound of something.
She muted the television during the commercial break.
To soften or tone down the intensity of something.
The artist muted the colors in the painting to create a more subdued effect.
To silence or suppress a person or their expression.
The moderator muted the disruptive participant during the online meeting.
muteadjective
Silent; refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.
The room was filled with mute spectators, all waiting for the announcement.
Unable to speak; lacking the ability to produce speech.
The mute child communicated through sign language.
Not expressed in words; unspoken.
There was a mute understanding between the two friends.
Lacking sound or voice; silent.
The television was on, but the volume was set to mute.
Not pronounced or sounded; silent (of a letter).
In the word "knife", the final "e" is mute.
muteadverb
Silently; without making any sound.
Mute they drifted across the moon-lit plain.
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