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shut

/ʃʌt/

shut down

shut off

shut up

Translations

shutverb

shut

Past Simple

shut

Past Participle

shutting

Gerund

/ʃʌt/

fermer

Please shut the door on your way out.

Veuillez fermer la porte en sortant.

Synonyms

Antonyms

shutnoun

shuts

/ʃʌt/

fermeture

With a gentle shut, she closed the door behind her.

Avec une fermeture douce, elle a refermé la porte derrière elle.

Additional translations

claquementQuand la fermeture se fait avec un bruit sec.

shutadjective

/ʃʌt/

fermé

The shut door kept the noise out of the room.

La porte fermée empêchait le bruit d’entrer dans la pièce.

ferméPour un commerce, un service ou un appareil non disponible.

The shop was shut for the holiday.

Le magasin était fermé pour les vacances.

Synonyms

shutadverb

Used after verbs of motion to mean ‘into a closed position’ (e.g. “He pushed the door shut.”)

ferméS’emploie après un verbe pour indiquer l’état de fermeture.

She snapped the case shut before anyone could look inside.

Elle a refermé l’étui fermé avant que quelqu’un puisse regarder à l’intérieur.

Synonyms

Definitions

shutverb

To close something, such as a door or window, so that it is no longer open.

Please shut the door on your way out.

To stop operating or functioning, often used in the context of machines or systems.

The factory will shut down for maintenance next week.

To prevent access to a place or to stop an activity from continuing.

The police shut the road to investigate the accident.

shutnoun

The act of closing something, especially a door or window.

With a gentle shut, she closed the door behind her.

shutadjective

Closed or fastened so as not to be open.

The shut door kept the noise out of the room.

Not operating or not available for use.

The shop was shut for the holiday.

shutadverb

Into or in a position that is closed or fastened.

She snapped the case shut before anyone could look inside.