je tais

be quiet, keep quiet

t ɛ → taire

verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #36,047

be quiet, keep quiet Often used as a command; with se, it means “be quiet” or “keep quiet.”

FR: Tais-toi pendant le film.

EN: Be quiet during the movie.

Conjugation of taire

Indicative present

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	tais	—

— The Witch (2016)

You shut up.

Shut up and eat.

— Haider (2014)

Shut your mouth.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Now shut up and eat your garbage.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Shut up!

— The Witch (2016)

I'm not staying quiet.

— Incendies (2010)

You keep quiet, I keep quiet.

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

You shut up!

— Black Panther (2018)

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