- shut
- shut [∫ʌt](preterite, past participle shut)1. transitive verbfermer• to shut one's finger in a drawer se pincer le doigt dans un tiroir• to shut sb in a room enfermer qn dans une pièce• shut your mouth! (inf!) ta gueule ! (inf !)2. intransitive verbfermer• the door shut la porte s'est refermée• the door doesn't shut properly la porte ferme mal• the shop shuts on Sundays/at 6 o'clock le magasin ferme le dimanche/à 18 heures3. compounds► shut-eye (inf!) noun• to get a bit of shut-eye dormir un peu► shut away separable transitive verb[+ person, animal] enfermer ; [+ valuables] mettre sous clé• he shuts himself away il s'enferme chez lui► shut down1. intransitive verb[business, shop, theatre] fermer (définitivement)2. separable transitive verb[+ business, shop, theatre] fermer (définitivement) ; [+ machine] arrêter► shut in separable transitive verb enfermer► shut off separable transitive verba. ( = stop) couperb. ( = isolate) isoler (from de)• we're very shut off here nous sommes très isolés ici► shut out separable transitive verba. he found that they had shut him out il a trouvé la porte fermée• don't shut me out, I haven't got a key ne ferme pas la porte, je n'ai pas de clé• you can't shut him out of your life tu ne peux pas l'exclure de ta vieb. ( = block) [+ view] boucher ; [+ memory] chasser de son esprit► shut up1. intransitive verb( = be quiet) (inf) se taire• shut up! tais-toi !2. separable transitive verba. [+ factory, business, theatre, house] fermerb. [+ person, animal] enfermerc. ( = silence) (inf) clouer le bec à (inf)* * *[ʃʌt] 1.adjective (closed) [door, book, box, mouth, shop] fermé
to slam the door shut — claquer la porte (pour bien la fermer)
to slam shut — se refermer en claquant
2.to keep one's mouth (colloq) shut — se taire
transitive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp shut)1) (close) fermershut your mouth ou trap (colloq) ou face! — (colloq) ferme-la! (colloq)
2) (confine) = shut up 23.intransitive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp shut)1) [door, book, box, mouth] se fermer2) [office, factory] fermer•Phrasal Verbs:- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up
English-French dictionary. 2013.