fell silent
Il se tut un instant.
He fell silent for a moment.
Il se tut, le visage sombre.
He fell silent, his face dark.
On se tut.
We fell silent.
Il se tut et ne dit pas le moindre mot.
He fell silent and didn't say a word.
Il se tut et réfléchit quelques secondes.
He fell silent and thought for a few seconds.
Pourtant, la salle se tut encore à mon passage.
Yet the room fell silent again as I passed.
Elle se tut.
She fell silent.