English → Tetun
quiet
hakmatek; nonook; (tame)
Example sentences
"The cause of Timor made Sampaio quiet.
"Kauza Timor nian halo Sampaio tanis.
6 He said to them, "Be quiet.
6 Nia hatete ba sira: "Keta ta'uk.
Along the way, situation is very quiet.
Tuir dalan, situasaun silensiu tebes.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “quiet”
- Be quiet! Stop crying.Nonook ona! Keta tanis tan.
- Conflict in our country makes us unable to live in peace and quiet.Konflitu iha ita nia rai laran halo ita moris la hakmatek.
- You’d better be quiet and study, as the teacher will give you an exam later.Di'ak liu imi hakmatek estuda, tanba orsida mestre fó ezame ba imi.
- The horse is very quiet. Even we touch her head, she isn’t savage towards us.Kuda ne'e maus loos. Ita bá kaer nia ulun mós, la si'ak ita ida.