stare zitto

be quiet; keep quiet; be silent

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phrase Common #2,094
be quiet; keep quiet; be silent Commonly used to tell someone to stop talking or to remain silent. It can sound blunt or rude depending on tone and context, especially in the imperative. The literal sense is close to "stay silent."
IT: Puoi stare zitto, per favore?
EN: Can you be quiet, please?

Vuoi stare zitto?

Will you shut up?

— Don Juan DeMarco - Maestro d'amore (1994)

Tu devi solo stare zitto.

You just need to keep your mouth shut.

— Il profeta (2009)

Te l’avevo detto, di stare zitto.

I told you to shut up.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Io so stare zitto.

I know how to keep quiet.

— Enrico V (1989)

Non potevi stare zitto una volta, era tanto difficile?

Couldn't you have kept quiet for once? Was that so hard?

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Devi solo stare zitto!

You just have to shut up!

— Eddington (2025)

Non vuoi stare zitto.

You just won't be quiet.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Puoi stare zitto, per favore?

Can you be quiet, please?

— Anora (2024)

Ti ho detto di stare zitto.

I told you to be quiet.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Non so come riusciremo a farlo stare zitto.

I don't know how we'll manage to keep him quiet.

— Blow Out (1981)

Puoi anche stare zitto.

You can also keep quiet.

— Il filo del ricatto - Dead Man's Wire (2026)

Fatelo stare zitto.

Shut him up.

— L'odio (1995)

Gli fu ordinato di stare zitto.

He was ordered to keep quiet.

Io posso anche stare zitto.

I can also keep quiet.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)