Translation of "Mit gedämpfter stimme" in English

They all say her name in hushed tones.

At his first answer Luther had spoken in a low tone, with a respectful, almost submissive bearing.

The painter had pulled his seat closer to the bed and continued in a subdued voice: "I forgot to ask you; what sort of acquittal is it you want?

Gagin, lowering his voice, related a new Petersburg anecdote which, though it was indecent and stupid, was so funny that Levin burst into loud laughter and people turned to look at him.

But I must ask you to proceed in total silence from here on. Do not speak unless absolutely necessary and then, only using a low voice.

An additional increase of 7–8 dB is provided by the Lombard reflex (the library effect), which implies that in a quiet surrounding people tend to speak in a hushed voice so as not to break the silence.

At first I thought it was shyness or fatigue, especially as the young mother reminded her children to be quieter, in a subdued, extremely gentle voice, immensely tender and patient.

People talked in low voices, afraid to disrupt such a harmonious atmosphere.

Naturally Wolferl joined in right away, and while singing a canon he typically spontaneously changed the words and sang in a low voice into my ear, "Oh you prick you, come on lick my ass", and we split our sides laughing.

After his death, Adolf wrote about him: "It seems to have been a prejudice of the time that insane people, even those with very agreeable temperaments, were seldom spoken of and then only in very hushed voices.

At this moment, a man said in low voice, "We dare not read them because they are Falun Gong's newspaper!"

Please respect the peace and quiet in the premises and speak softly in the saunas, hammams, whirlpools and swimming pools.

As a passenger, if you need to make a phone call keep your voice down to avoid disturbing your driver or other riders.

Farewell parties were given where communist songs were softly sung and serious commitments made.

He pauses, “one second,” he says and asks his wife something in a muffled voice.

Please respect the quiet and privacy of other guests by speaking in a soft voice or simply enjoying the silence.

And it was also he who drove Merten to school in those weeks, picked up the phone when it rang, opened the door to the neighbours, gratefully accepted the pot with soup or the bulging bags of food and spoke in a subdued voice for the family.

He was reported as looking glum and speaking in hushed tones as he made the announcement, blaming the new Quebec government for the decision.

The tone is new and the voice seems to be conducting a muted dialogue with death.Poems by Katerína Angeláki-Rooke have been translated into more than 10 languages.

In Angeláki-Rooke’s more recent works ´Epilogos aeras´ (1990 t: Epilogue Wind), ´Lipiu´ (1995 t: Land of Mourning) and ´Orea erimos i sarka´ (1996 t: Beautiful Wasteland, Flesh), greater emphasis is laid on the narrative element. There are direct autobiographical references. The tone is new and the voice seems to be conducting a muted dialogue with death.

Smith films as he talks, and we go along with him as he completes his motions and have his voice directly in our ears, as though we ourselves are there with him in this room, where you only speak in a hushed tone so as not to wake up the other hotel guests sleeping at this late hour: In this paradoxical space that purports to allow being at home while in alienation, that attempts to blend global taste and a personal touch, and that simulates comfort and safety while providing information at the same time about the escape routes and exits in the event of an emergency.

What would that do amid astral and bric-a-brac and tapestry, and ladies and gentlemen talking in subdued tones of Browning and Longfellow and art?

We all sat down on the floor, leaned against the walls, tried to sleep, and greeted, with low voices but shining eyes, everyone who was brought in next.