What does tacito in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word tacito in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tacito in Italian.

The word tacito in Italian means silent, tacit, tacit, implicit, pay off, hush up, with the tacit approval of, tacit renewal. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tacito

silent, tacit

aggettivo (espresso senza parole)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Capì di aver sbagliato dal tacito richiamo della moglie.
He understood he'd made a mistake by his wife's silent summoning.

tacit, implicit

aggettivo (implicito)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'accordo tra i due fu tacito.
There was a tacit agreement between the two.

pay off

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (formale (debito: con pagamento) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il debitore ha parzialmente tacitato i suoi creditori.

hush up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato, formale (mettere a tacere)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Appena ho cercato di prendere la parola mio padre mi ha tacitato.

with the tacit approval of

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

tacit renewal

sostantivo maschile (contratti (rinnovo contrattuale)

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