ellos callaron

fell silent, became quiet, silenced

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call to be quiet, to keep quiet + aron 3rd-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #52,586
fell silent, became quiet Used with se.
SP: Los niños se callaron cuando empezó la película.
EN: The children fell silent when the movie started.
silenced
SP: El juez y el abogado callaron al testigo.
EN: The judge and the lawyer silenced the witness.
Conjugation of callar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third calló callaron

Se callaron de repente.

They suddenly fell silent.

Se callaron.

They fell silent.

Ellos callaron al testigo con un soborno.

They silenced the witness with a bribe.

Los niños de repente se callaron.

The children suddenly fell silent.