German-English translations for den mund halten

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She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?You can go outside and play when youre finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?Can it be Friday already?
hold one's tongueI dont like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue.

shut upHe had a lot of time practising behind bars; maybe he could shut up now for a moment... Er hatte im Gefängnis ja genügend Zeit, das Wort zu schwingen; vielleicht könnte er jetzt mal den Mund halten... Two years ago, President Chirac told the countries supporting US intervention in Iraq that they had missed a good opportunity to shut up. An die Adresse der Länder gerichtet, die die US-Intervention im Irak unterstützten, sagte Präsident Chirac vor zwei Jahren, sie hätten den Mund halten sollen, solange noch Gelegenheit dazu war. You are talking so loud that I cant hear the music – would you mind shutting up?

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