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voi tacete

be quiet, shut up

→ tacere
tac be silent + ete you all present / plural command
verb · present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #37,435
be quiet, shut up A command to more than one person; “shut up” is stronger and ruder.
IT: Tacete, per favore: il film sta iniziando.
EN: Be quiet, please: the movie is starting.
Conjugation of tacere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second taci tacete
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second taci tacete
Third taccia —

Tacete?!

Be quiet?!

— Andrej Rublëv (1966)

Tacete e basta, OK?

Just shut up, OK?

Sapete tutto benissimo, ma tacete!

You know everything very well, but keep quiet!

— Andrej Rublëv (1966)

Tacete, per cortesia, signor Steelforge.

Please be quiet, Mr. Steelforge.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Tacete e ascoltatemi per una volta.

Be quiet and listen to me for once.

Tacete e continuate a lavorare!

Shut up and keep working!