shut /ʃʌt/ - adjective (closed) (door, book, box, mouth, shop) fermé;
to slam the door ~ claquer la porte (pour bien la fermer);
to slam ~ se refermer en claquant;
to keep one's mouth (familier) ~ se taire.
- transitive verb (p prés -tt-;
prét, pp shut)
- (close) fermer;
~ your mouth ou trap (familier) ou face (familier)! ferme-la (familier)!;
- (confine) = See Also→ shut up 2 .
- intransitive verb (p prés -tt-;
prét, pp shut)
- (door, book, box, mouth) se fermer;
- (office, factory) fermer.
shut away: ▶ ~ [sb/sth] away, ~ away [sb/sth] (lock up) enfermer (person);
mettre [qch] sous clé (valuables, medicine).
shut down: ▶ ~ down (business) fermer;
(machinery) s'arrêter;
▶ ~ [sth] down, ~ down [sth] fermer (business);
arrêter (machinery).
shut in: ▶ ~ [sb/sth] in enfermer (person, animal);
to feel shut in fig se sentir étouffé.
shut off: ▶ ~ [sth] off, ~ off [sth] couper (supply, motor);
arrêter (oven, fan);
fermer (valve).
shut out: ▶
~ out [sth/sb],
~ [sth/sb] out - (keep out) laisser [qch] dehors (animal, person);
éliminer (noise);
to be shut out être à la porte;
- (keep at bay) chasser (thought);
- (reject) repousser (world);
to feel shut out se sentir exclu;
- (block) empêcher [qch] d'entrer (light);
bloquer (view).
shut up: ▶ ~ up (familier) se taire ( about au sujet de);
▶
~ [sb] up,
~ up [sb] - (familier)(silence) faire taire;
- (confine) enfermer ( in dans);
- (close) fermer (house);
to ~ up shop (familier) lit, fig fermer boutique (familier).
| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| half-shut | | | à moitié fermé |
| keep your mouth shut | | | ne rien dire |
| open-and-shut | | | résoudre rapidement v |
| open-and-shut case | | | cas transparent nm |
| open-and-shut case | | | cas clair |
| shut up | | (confined) | fermé adj |
| shut up | | (confined) privé | fermé adj |
| shut again | | | refermer v |
| shut away | vtr | (keep confined) | enfermer⇒ vtr |
| Victor keeps his priceless wines shut away from prying eyes. |
| Many monks live shut away from the rest of the world. |
| shut down | vtr | (close: business operation) | fermer⇒ vtr |
| I plan to shut down the business next month. |
| shut down | vi | (cease to operate) appareil à alimentation électrique | s'éteindre⇒ v pron |
| | | s'arrêter⇒ v pron |
| shut down | vi | informal, figurative (refuse to listen) | faire la sourde oreille loc v |
| shut in | vtr | (enclose, confine) | confiner⇒ vtr |
| shut it down | v | (business, etc.: force it to close) | mettre la clef sous la porte loc v |
| For lack of sales he had to shut it down. |
| La banque lui ayant refusé un nouveau prêt pour son entreprise, il a été contraint de mettre la clef sous la porte. |
| shut it down | vi | (computer, etc.: switch it off) | éteindre⇒ vtr |
| Be sure to shut it down before you leave the office. |
| L'ordinateur ne doit pas rester allumer tout la nuit. Éteins-le avant de partir. |
| | | couper⇒ vtr |
| shut my mouth | | | me taire |
| shut off | vtr | (disconnect, stop supply) | couper⇒ vtr |
| Shut off the electricity at the mains when you go away on holiday. |
| Il a coupé le courant avant de démonter la prise. |
| shut oneself away | | s'isoler | s'enfermer v |
| shut oneself up | | | s'enfermer v |
| shut out | vtr | (prevent from entering) | interdire l'entrée vtr |
| shut out | vtr | figurative (exclude or ignore) | exclure⇒ vtr |
| The most exclusive sorority on campus usually shuts out most applicants. |
| shut the door | v | figurative (put up a barrier) fig | fermer la porte vtr |
| He failed his entrance exam which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| shut the f*** up | interj | slang, vulgar (stop talking) vulg | ta gueule interj |
| | vulg | tu vas fermer ta putain de gueule |
| shut tight | | (shut one's eyes tight) | fermer les yeux en plissant les paupières |
| shut up | interj | slang (stop talking) | tais-toi, taisez-vous interj |
| Shut up! what you say makes no sense. |
| Oh, just shut up! You have absolutely nothing to say in this matter. |
| | fam | la ferme loc interj |
| La ferme ! Tu n'y connais rien. |
| shut up | vtr | (close: business premises) | fermé pp, adj |
| shut up | vi | (close business premises) | fermé définitivement adj + adv |
| The club was shut up because of the noise at all hours of the night. |
| shut your eyes | v | literal (close your eyelids) | fermer les yeux vtr |
| I have a big surprise for you, so shut your eyes and I'll bring it in. |
| J'ai une surprise pour toi alors ferme les yeux ! |
| shut your eyes | v | figurative (ignore sth) | fermer les yeux sur loc v |
| She shut her eyes to the activities of her husband. |
| * Si tu fais un effort à ton prochain contrôle de maths, je suis prêt à fermer les yeux sur le paquet de cigarettes que j'ai trouvé dans ton sac ! |
| | fig, fam | passer sur qch loc v |
| | fam | faire l'autruche loc v |
| Inutile de faire l'autruche, il vaut mieux affronter les choses en face. |
| shut your mouth | interj | slang (stop talking) fam | la ferme interj |
| I've heard enough of your angry language; please just shut your mouth! |
| | fam | ferme-la interj |
| | très fam, vulg | ferme ta gueule |
| shut-away | | | tenir à distance v |
| shut-away | | | enfermé adj |
| shut-away | | | se mettre à l'écart v pron |
| shut-away | | valeurs médicaments | mettre sous clé v |
| shut-eye | | (to get some shut-eye) | piquer un roupillon |
| shut-eye | | | aller se coucher |
| shut-in | | | grabataire adj |
| shut-in | | fermé, tourné vers soi | introverti adj |
| shut-in | | oil and natural gas pétrole et gaz naturel | enclavement nm |
| shut-off | | bloqué, isolé, étendu | coupé adj |
| shut-out | | | éliminé adj |
| shut-out | | | laissé dehors |
| shut-out | | | mis à la porte |
| shut-up | | (find something at) | se taire⇒ v pron |
| shut-up | | personne animal | enfermer v tr |
| shut-up | | | faire taire v intr |
| shut-up | | magasin boutique | fermer v tr |
| snap shut | vi | (close abruptly) | claquer⇒ vtr |
| Il est parti en claquant la porte. |
| swing shut | vi | (door: close) | se refermer⇒ v pron |
| La porte s'est refermée derrière moi. |
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