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shut1

Pronunciation: /ʃʌt/

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Spanish translation of shut

A. vt (pres p shutting past & past p, shut)

  • 2 (confine) to shut sb in sth = encerrar* a algn en algo he shut himself in his room = se encerró en su cuarto

B. vi

  • 1 [door/window] cerrar(se)*

Phrasal verbs

shut down

a v + adv [factory/business] cerrar*; [machinery] apagarse* b v + o + adv, v + adv + o [factory/business] cerrar*; [machinery] apagar*

shut in

v + o + adv, v + adv + o encerrar*

shut off

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [water/electricity] cortar; [engine] apagar* b (isolate) (often pass) [place/person] aislar*

shut out

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [person/animal] dejar (a)fuera; [light/heat] no dejar entrar to shut oneself out = quedarse (a)fuera b (AmE) [Sport] [team/pitcher] ganarle a sin conceder ni un gol o carrera etc

shut up

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (close) [house/office] cerrar* b (confine) [dog] encerrar* b v + o + adv (silence) (colloq) hacer* callar c v + adv a (close business) cerrar* b (stop talking) (colloq) callarse

shut in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of shut in the British & World English dictionary Definition of shut in the US English dictionary

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