English-Spanish translations for be silent

• callarse
  Un país aparentemente rico como Brasil tiene más población pobre que cualquier otro país de este planeta y Europa no puede callarse ante ello. An apparently wealthy country like Brazil has more poor people than any other country on this planet and Europe cannot be silent on this question.

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