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)

1. 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