1. (vi) - ¡tú, a callar!: you be quiet! no pude hacer callar a los niños: I couldn't get the children to be quiet cuando protesté, me quiso hacer callar: when I complained, she tried to shut me up dejar de hablar

2. (vi) - a veces es preferible callar: sometimes it's better not to say anything quien calla, otorga: to be silent is as good as saying yes no decir nada

1. (vt) to keep quiet - he callado muchas cosas para no perjudicarlo: I've kept a lot of things quiet so as not to harm him

1. to stop talking - todos se callaron: everybody stopped talking ¡cállate!: be quiet!, shut up! dejar de hablar

2. to keep quiet - no me gustó, pero preferí callarme: I didn't like it, but I thought it better to keep quiet no decir nada