moment of silence

Noun

 * 1) A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
 * The pastor always opened his Sunday service with a moment of silence.
 * 1) A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.
 * The principal requested a moment of silence in memory of the two girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * German: Moment der Stille
 * Korean:
 * Romanian:, moment de liniște
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: momento de silencio


 * Armenian: լռության րոպե
 * Basque: minutuko isilune
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: minuta ticha
 * Esperanto: minuto da silento
 * Estonian: vaikusminut
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: წუთიერი დუმილი
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ενός λεπτού σιγή
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: ,
 * Polish: minuta ciszy
 * Portuguese: minuto de silêncio
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: momento de silencio, minuto de silencio
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: хвилина мовчання
 * Vietnamese: một phút mặc niệm