adjective/verb (past tense and past participle of 'hush')
silencioso, calado, abafado
1. Quiet or silent; made silent or reduced to silence
The hushed tones of the library made it easy to concentrate.
Os tons silenciosos da biblioteca tornaram fácil concentrar-se.
2. Spoken in a quiet voice; whispered
They had a hushed conversation in the corner.
Tiveram uma conversa em tom baixo no canto.
3. Suppressed or kept quiet (figuratively)
The scandal was hushed up by the authorities.
O escândalo foi abafado pelas autoridades.
Related Idioms & Phrases
hushed up - to suppress or keep information secret
in hushed tones - speaking very quietly, often conspiratorially
hushed silence - a quiet, sometimes awkward quiet
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