Hush up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhəʃ/ /ˈəp

HUHSH-uhp

UK

hˈʌʃ/ /ˈʌp

HUSH-UP

التعريف

To keep something secret or prevent people from knowing about it, often by hiding information or stopping people from talking about it.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, sometimes used for scandals, crimes, or embarrassing events. 'Hush up' can be a command ('Hush up!' means 'Be quiet!'), but the phrasal verb 'hush up' means to hide information. Common in news and legal contexts: 'They tried to hush up the story.' Not the same as simply 'stay quiet.'

• Spanish: encubrir - silenciar
• Portuguese (BR): encobrir - abafar (um caso)
• Portuguese (PT): encobrir - abafar (um caso)
• Chinese (Simplified): 掩盖 - 隐瞒
• Chinese (Traditional): 掩蓋 - 隱瞞
• Hindi: छुपाना - दबा देना
• Arabic: تكتيم - إخفاء
• Bengali: গোপন রাখা - চেপে যাওয়া
• Russian: замять - скрыть
• Japanese: 隠蔽する - 隠す
• Vietnamese: che giấu - bưng bít
• Korean: 은폐하다 - 숨기다
• Turkish: örtbas etmek - gizlemek
• Urdu: چھپانا - دبا دینا
• Indonesian: menutupi - menyembunyikan

جمل نموذجية

They tried to hush up the accident.

basic

The company wanted to hush up the scandal.

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He quickly hushed up the mistake.

basic

Are they really going to hush up what happened last night?

natural

The mayor did everything he could to hush up the bribery case.

natural

You can't just hush up the truth forever.

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