OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11013

mute

/mjuːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mudo
A person who does not have the power of speech.
The girl left, and presently returned, followed by two male mutes, to whom the Queen made another sign.
plañidera
A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
He asked about the undertaking business, and how many mutes went down with Lady Estrich’s remains […]
The little box was eventually carried in one hand by the leading mute, while his colleague, with a finger placed on the lid, to prevent it from swaying, walked to one side and a li…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 11014

mute

/mjuːt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acallar • callar • enmudecer
To silence, to make quiet.
mutear • quitar el sonido • silenciar
To turn off the sound of.
Please mute the music while I make a call.
Phrases