How the word "verstummen" is translated into English
Als er den Raum betrat, verstummten alle Gespräche sofort.
[ˈals ˈeːɐ̯ ˈdeːn ˈraʊ̯m bəˈtraːt, fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊmtn̩ ˈalə ɡəˈʃprɛːçə zoˈfɔrt.]
When he entered the room, all conversations fell silent immediately.
Vor Schreck verstummte sie mitten im Satz.
[ˈfoːɐ̯ ˈʃrɛk fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊmtə ˈziː ˈmɪtn̩ ˈɪm ˈzats.]
She was so startled that she fell silent in the middle of her sentence.
Die Kritik an seiner Entscheidung ist bis heute nicht verstummt.
[ˈdiː kriˈtiːk ˈan ˈzaɪ̯nɐ ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ ˈɪst ˈbɪs ˈhɔɪ̯tə ˈnɪçt fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊmt.]
The criticism of his decision still hasn't died down to this day.
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