taciturn

[US]/ˈtæsɪtɜːn/
[UK]/ˈtæsɪtɜːrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. habitualmente reservado y poco comunicativo

Example Sentences

Why do the aged tend to be taciturn?

¿Por qué los ancianos tienden a ser taciturnos?

he is a reserved, almost taciturn man.

Él es reservado, casi taciturno.

The ant is the most industrious animal; however, it is the most taciturn one.

La hormiga es el animal más trabajador; sin embargo, es el más taciturno.

Real-world Examples

But these men were a taciturn lot, picking their words carefully.

Pero estos hombres eran un grupo taciturno, eligiendo sus palabras con cuidado.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mr. Fogg was as calm and taciturn as ever.

El Sr. Fogg estaba tan tranquilo y taciturno como siempre.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Young Jefferson Hope rode on with his companions, gloomy and taciturn.

El joven Jefferson Hope continuó con sus compañeros, sombrío y taciturno.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

He'd always been taciturn, but this was something quite different.

Siempre había sido taciturno, pero esto era algo bastante diferente.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

He was no different from the other mountain boys, lean and taciturn, hard to talk to.

No era diferente a los otros chicos de las montañas, delgados y taciturnos, difíciles de hablar.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

The merchant, sitting opposite them, was taciturn.

El comerciante, sentado frente a ellos, era taciturno.

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

Julien was taciturn, and not unduly upset.

Julien era taciturno y no estaba indebidamente alterado.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

He was what we might describe as a " taciturn" boy.

Era lo que podríamos describir como un niño "taciturno".

Source: 2015 English Cafe

In a taciturn way she was happy to see Muriel.

De una manera taciturna, se alegró de ver a Muriel.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

" I have a cab at the door, " said our taciturn companion.

" Tengo un taxi en la puerta", dijo nuestro compañero taciturno.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

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