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calar

to be quiet, to shut up, to silence

k ɐ l a ɾ
cal to be quiet, to shut up + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Uncommon #14,178
to be quiet, to shut up Often used as a command (e.g., “Cala-te!” = “Shut up!”).
PO: Ele mandou todo mundo calar.
EN: He told everyone to be quiet.
to silence Can mean to make someone stop speaking (often figuratively).
PO: A notícia fez o público calar.
EN: The news made the audience fall silent.
Conjugation of calar
calar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First calar —
Third calar —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First calo —
Third cala calam
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second cala —
Third cale —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cale —
Third cale —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third calou —

Vou me calar.

I’ll be quiet.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

Ainda assim, não vou me calar.

Even so, I won't keep quiet.

— PK (2014)

Calar-me e fazer o que me dizem para ser feito?

Should I shut up and do what I'm told to do?

— Akira (1988)

Devia me calar.

I should shut up.

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Tu simplesmente não sabes quando te deves calar.

You simply don't know when to shut up.

Quereis ter a gentileza de vos calar?

Would you be so kind as to be quiet?

Faço-o calar-se?

Can I shut him up?

— Princesa Mononoke (1997)

Vou calar sua boca.

I'm going to shut you up.

— Oh Boy (2012)

O senhor me desculpa, mas eu não vou calar, não.

I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not going to keep quiet.

— Abril Despedaçado (2001)

Por favor, faça-o se calar!

Please, make him shut up!

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

O homem que não sabe calar tampouco sabe falar.

A man who doesn't know how to be silent doesn't know how to speak either.

Acha que pode me calar?

Do you think you can silence me?

— O Profeta (2009)

Não me mande calar, Gertrude.

Don't tell me to shut up, Gertrude.

— As Aventuras de Paddington 2 (2017)

Você quer calar essa boca?

Do you want to shut your mouth?

Se me aborrecem, faço-os calar.

If they annoy me, I make them shut up.

— Caché (2005)

Mandaram eu me calar, pois não entendia o debate.

They told me to shut up because I didn't understand the debate.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Como calar a sua boca e pegar o dinheiro!

How to shut your mouth and take the money!

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Fazê-lo calar é que é difícil.

The hard part is getting him to shut up.

— Shrek (2001)

Nós não ficamos mudos quando alguém tenta nos calar.

We don't stay silent when someone tries to silence us.

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

Você manda eu me calar?

Are you telling me to shut up?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Alguém tem que calar esse palhaço de vez.

Someone needs to shut this clown up for good.

— Um Cabra Bom de Bola (2026)

Vamos nos calar e nos sentar, porque esta mulher vai cantar!

Let's be quiet and sit down, because this woman is going to sing!

— Volver (2006)

Você vai calar essa boca?

Will you shut your mouth?

— O Ódio (1995)

Você poderia pedir pra ele calar a porra da boca, por favor?

Could you please ask him to shut the fuck up?

— Alerta Apocalipse (2026)

Primeiro, me mandar calar para salvar a reputação do governador.

First, they told me to shut up to save the governor's reputation.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Sounds similar to

falar f ɐ l a ɾ calor k ɐ l o ɾ casar k ɐ z a ɾ caçar k ɐ s a ɾ cavar k ɐ v a ɾ cagar k ɐ ɡ a ɾ colar k u l a ɾ catar k ɐ t a ɾ calhar k ɐ ʎ a ɾ ralar ʁ ɐ l a ɾ