English-Lithuanian translations for be silent

• tylėti
  Jie turi tylėti, jiems nesuteikiamas nei plotas spaudos skiltyse, nei eterio laikas. They have to be silent, they have no column inches or airtime.
  Tai nepriimtina ir Europos Sąjunga negali tylėti. This is unacceptable and the European Union cannot afford to be silent.
  Europos Parlamentas niekada netyli ir negali tylėti, kai žūsta žmonės. The European Parliament is never silent and must not be silent when people are dying.

Definition of be silent

• To refrain from speaking; to say nothing.

Related words

• become silent
• be silent as the grave
• be as silent as the grave