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shush
[/ʃʊʃ/]
verb/interjection
fazer silêncio; calar
1.
to tell someone to be quiet by making a 'shush' sound
The teacher shushed the noisy students.
A professora fez silêncio nos alunos barulhentos.
2.
an interjection used to ask someone to be quiet
Shush! I'm trying to concentrate.
Psiu! Estou tentando me concentrar.
Synonyms
silence
hush
quiet
ssh
Antonyms
speak
talk
noise
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
psiu; cala a boca; fazer silêncio
Most common informal way to tell someone to be quiet
Rio de Janeiro
psiu; ó
Casual, colloquial usage
São Paulo
psiu; cala
Direct and informal
Portugal
psiu; cala-te; silêncio
More formal Portuguese usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
shush up - to stop talking
tell someone to shush - to demand silence from someone
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