No. 10,998 in Catalan
silencia
"Silencia" (verb) - "Silences" or "mutes."
In a sentence
Ell silencia el telèfon abans d'entrar a la reunió.
He silences the phone before entering the meeting.
In this sentence, 'silencia' is used as a verb meaning to silence or mute, referring to taking action to stop the phone from making a sound.
Quan hi ha massa soroll, ella silencia la sala.
When there's too much noise, she silences the room.
Here, 'silencia' is employed to denote the act of making an environment quieter or removing noise, again used as an action verb.
El programa automàticament silencia les notificacions.
The program automatically silences the notifications.
In this example, 'silencia' refers to the automated action of muting or suppressing notifications, illustrating its use in a technical context.
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