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shut

Pronunciation: /ʃʌt/

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French translation of shut

A. adj

  • fermé/-e her eyes were shut = elle avait les yeux fermés to slam the door shut = claquer la porte (pour bien la fermer) to keep one's mouth (colloq) shut = se taire

B. vtr

C. vi

  • 1 [door, book, box, mouth] se fermer

Phrasal verbs

shut down

A. [business] fermer; [machinery] s'arrêter
B. fermer [business]; arrêter [machinery]

shut in

enfermer

shut off

couper [supply, motor]

shut out

a laisser [qn/qch] dehors [animal, person]; éliminer [noise] to be shut out = être à la porte b empêcher [qch] d'entrer [light]

shut up

A. (colloq) se taire (about au sujet de)
B. a (colloq) (silence) faire taire [person] b (confine) enfermer [person, animal] (in dans)
C. fermer [house]

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