shut

shut

A adj

1 (closed) [door, book, box, mouth] fermé ; my eyes were shut j'avais les yeux fermés ; to slam the door shut claquer la porte (pour bien la fermer) ; to slam shut se refermer en claquant ; to keep one's mouth shut ○ se taire ;

2 (of business) fermé ; it's shut on Fridays c'est fermé le vendredi.

B vtr (p prés -tt- ; prét, pp shut)

1 (close) fermer [door, book, box, mouth] ; she shut her eyes elle a fermé les yeux ; shut your mouth ou trap ou face ○ ! ferme-la ○ !, ta gueule ◑ ! ;

2 (of business) fermer [office, school, factory] ; to shut the shop for a week fermer le magasin pendant une semaine ;

3 (confine) = shut up 2.

C vi (p prés -tt- ; prét, pp shut)

1 [door, book, box, mouth] se fermer ; to shut with a bang se refermer en claquant ;

2 [office, factory] fermer ; the shop shuts at five le magasin ferme à cinq heures.

Idiom

put up or shut up ○ ! prouve ce que tu dis ou alors tais-toi.

Phrasal verbs

■ shut away :

▶ shut [sb/sth] away, shut away [sb/sth]

1 (lock up) enfermer [person] ; mettre [qch] sous clé [valuables, medicine] ;

2 (keep at bay) tenir [qn] à distance [person] ; écarter [difficulties] ;

▶ shut [oneself] away se mettre à l'écart (from de).

■ shut down :

▶ shut down [business] fermer ; [plant, machinery] s'arrêter ;

▶ shut [sth] down, shut down [sth] fermer [business, amenity, factory] ; arrêter [service, reactor, machinery, power].

■ shut in :

▶ shut [sb/sth] in enfermer [person, animal] ; to feel shut in fig se sentir étouffé ; to shut oneself in s'enfermer.

■ shut off :

▶ shut [sth] off, shut off [sth] couper [supply, motor] ; arrêter [oven, heater, fan] ; fermer [access, valve] ;

▶ shut [sb/sth] off isoler (from de) ; to shut oneself off s'isoler (from de).

■ shut out :

▶ shut out [sth/sb], shut [sth/sb] out

1 (keep out) laisser [qch] dehors [animal, person] ; éliminer [noise, draught] ; to be shut out être à la porte ;

2 (keep at bay) chasser [thought , memory, image] ;

3 (reject) repousser [person, world] ; to feel shut out se sentir exclu ;

4 (block) empêcher [qch] d'entrer [light, sun] ; bloquer [view] ;

5 US Sport empêcher [qn] de marquer.

■ shut up :

▶ shut up ○ se taire (about au sujet de) ; I wish she'd shut up! j'aimerais bien qu'elle la boucle ○ ! ; shut up! (brisk) tais-toi! ; (aggressive) boucle-la ○ !, ferme-la ○ ! ; (brutal) ta gueule ◑ ! ;

▶ shut [sb] up, shut up [sb]

1 ○ (silence) faire taire [person, animal] ; that soon shut her up! ça lui a cloué le bec ○ ! ;

2 (confine) enfermer [person, animal] (in dans) ; to shut oneself up s'enfermer (in dans) ;

3 (close) fermer [house, business] ; to shut up shop ○ lit, fig fermer boutique ○ .

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.