peace and quiet

English

Etymology

Perhaps a reformation of the Old English phrase sibb and stilnes (literally “peace and quiet”).

Noun

peace and quiet (uncountable)

Tranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions.

Translations

tranquility

Afrikaans: rus en vrede
Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 安靜／安静 (zh) (ānjìng), 平靜／平静 (zh) (píngjìng)
Finnish: rauha ja hiljaisuus
Hungarian: csend és nyugalom, béke és nyugalom
Icelandic: kyrrð (is) f, ró (is) f
Irish: síth agus socracht
Italian: quieto vivere m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fred og ro

Nynorsk: fred og ro
Old English: sibb and stilnes
Polish: święty spokój (pl) m
Portuguese: calmaria (pt) f
Russian: тишь да гладь (ru) f pl (tišʹ da gladʹ)
Swedish: lugn och ro

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