to give someone silent treatment (send somebody to Conventry «British Informal»)
Author’s comment
silent treatment
–noun an act or instance of maintaining silence or aloofness toward another person, esp. as a means of indicating disapproval or rejection.
Another definition:
Maintenance of aloof silence toward another as an expression of one's anger or disapproval: "The rest of the class gave the tattletale the silent treatment."
if a group of people send someone to Coventry, they refuse to speak to them, usually in order to punish them "The other workers sent him to Coventry for not supporting the strike."
User translations (7)
- 1.
to give someone the silent treatment
Editedиграть в "молчанку"
translation added by Tatiana GerasimenkoGold en-ru3 - 2.
to give someone the silent treatment
Editedобъявить бойкот
translation added by Tatiana GerasimenkoGold en-ru3 - 3.
to give someone the silent treatment (send somebody to Conventry «British Informal»)
Editedустроить кому-то бойкот
translation added by Tatiana GerasimenkoGold en-ru3 - 4.3
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to give someone the silent treatment
Editedне разговаривать с кем-то
translation added by Tatiana GerasimenkoGold en-ru2 - 6.
to give someone the silent treatment
Editedдемонстративно молчать/ не разговаривать с кем-л
example
We gave him the silent treatment.
Example translation
Мы с ним не разговаривали.
translation added by ` ALGold en-ru1 - 7.
организовать заговор молчания
translation added by Валерий КоротоношкоGold en-ru1