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callar

to be quiet, to keep quiet, to silence

k a ˈʝ a ɾ
call to be quiet, to keep quiet, to silence + ar Infinitive
verb Uncommon #20,727
to be quiet, to keep quiet, to silence Often used as “callarse” (to be quiet).
SP: Por favor, puedes callar un momento?
EN: Please, can you be quiet for a moment?
Conjugation of callar
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — callarnos
Second cállate cállense
Third calle —
callarte
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third calla —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third calla —
callarcallarse
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third calló callaron

A callar, mocosos.

Shut up, brats.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

El hombre que no sabe callar tampoco sabe hablar.

A man who cannot keep quiet also cannot speak.

Puede callar.

You can keep quiet.

Henry me hizo callar para conservar la buena reputación del gobernador.

Henry told me to be quiet in order to preserve the governor's good reputation.

— Impacto (1981)

La audiencia tendrá que callar.

The audience will have to be quiet.

— Malcolm X (1992)

No me voy a callar.

I will not be silent.

— Roma (2018)

Hazle callar, ¿entiendes?

Tell him to shut up, understand?

— El agente secreto (2025)

A callar los dos.

Both of you, be quiet.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Yo sé la verdad y no me voy a callar.

I know the truth and I will not remain silent.

Hasta me pareció que es bueno callar.

I even thought it was good to remain silent.

— El espejo (1975)

Los labios han de callar.

Lips must remain silent.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Haz callar a ese niño.

Make that child be quiet.

Más vale callar que mal hablar.

It is better to remain silent than to speak ill of others.

Debo hacerte callar.

I must make you be quiet.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Pensaba que no se iba a callar nunca.

I thought he would never shut up.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Hay un tiempo para hablar y un tiempo para callar.

There is a time to speak and a time to remain silent.

Sounds similar to

cazar k a ˈθ a ɾ casar k a ˈs a ɾ cagar k a ˈɡ a ɾ cavar k a ˈb a ɾ collar k o ˈʝ a ɾ fallar f a ˈʝ a ɾ