to give someone silent treatment (send somebody to Conventry «British Informal»)
El comentario del autor
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."
Traducciones de usuarios (7)
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to give someone the silent treatment
Editadoиграть в "молчанку"
Traducción agregada por Tatiana GerasimenkoOro en-ru3 - 2.
to give someone the silent treatment
Editadoобъявить бойкот
Traducción agregada por Tatiana GerasimenkoOro en-ru3 - 3.
to give someone the silent treatment (send somebody to Conventry «British Informal»)
Editadoустроить кому-то бойкот
Traducción agregada por Tatiana GerasimenkoOro en-ru3 - 4.3
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to give someone the silent treatment
Editadoне разговаривать с кем-то
Traducción agregada por Tatiana GerasimenkoOro en-ru2 - 6.
to give someone the silent treatment
Editadoдемонстративно молчать/ не разговаривать с кем-л
ejemplo
We gave him the silent treatment.
Traducción del ejemplo
Мы с ним не разговаривали.
Traducción agregada por ` ALOro en-ru1 - 7.
организовать заговор молчания
Traducción agregada por Валерий КоротоношкоOro en-ru1