taciturn

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

Translation

adj. în mod habitual rezervat și taciturn

Example Sentences

Why do the aged tend to be taciturn?

De ce cei în vârstă tind să fie morocănoși?

he is a reserved, almost taciturn man.

el este un om rezervat, aproape taciturn.

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

Furnica este cel mai muncitor animal; cu toate acestea, este cel mai taciturn.

Real-world Examples

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

Dar acești bărbați erau morocănoși, alegându-și cu grijă cuvintele.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Mr. Fogg was as calm and taciturn as ever.

Domnul Fogg era la fel de calm și morocănos ca întotdeauna.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

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

Tânărul Jefferson Hope a continuat să meargă cu tovarășii săi, sumbru și morocănos.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

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

El a fost mereu morocănos, dar asta era ceva cu totul diferit.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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

El nu era diferit de ceilalți băieți de munte, slabi și morocănoși, greu de vorbit cu ei.

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

The merchant, sitting opposite them, was taciturn.

Negustorul, așezat vizavi de ei, era morocănos.

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

Julien was taciturn, and not unduly upset.

Julien era morocănos și nu era cu totul supărat.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

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

El era ceea ce am putea descrie ca un băiat „morocănos”.

Source: 2015 English Cafe

In a taciturn way she was happy to see Muriel.

Într-un mod morocănos, ea era fericită să-l vadă pe Muriel.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

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

"- Am un taxi la ușă, - a spus tovarășul nostru morocănos.

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

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