📚 noun • entry_id 38677
moment of silence
Meanings (ES + gloss)
momento de silencio
A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
The pastor always opened his Sunday service with a moment of silence.
minuto de silencio • momento de silencio
A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.
The custom of observing a moment of silence before an athletic event to honor dead people strikes me as meaningless. And arbitrary. Because, if you'll notice, only certain people g…
The principal requested a moment of silence in memory of the two girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.
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