shut

fermer

Déplacer une porte, une fenêtre ou un objet semblable pour bloquer son ouverture.

En anglais simple : To move a door, window, or similar object so its opening is covered.

• Please shut the window.
• He shut the door behind him.
• She shut her eyes and listened.

Synonymes : close

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : shut the door, shut a window, shut your eyes, shut the gate

fermer

Refuser d’accueillir ou d’examiner des idées, des sentiments ou des informations.

En anglais simple : To refuse to accept or consider ideas, feelings, or information.

• He shut his mind to new ideas.
• She has shut her heart to love.
• Don’t shut your mind to advice from younger people.

Comment l'utiliser : shut one’s mind to something (He shut his mind to any suggestion of change.); shut one’s heart to someone/something (She shut her heart to him after their argument.)

Synonymes : close

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : shut your mind, shut your heart

fermé

Dont l’ouverture est bloquée ou les parties sont réunies, de sorte que rien ne peut passer.

En anglais simple : With its opening covered or its parts brought together, so nothing can pass through.

• The door is shut.
• She kept her eyes shut during the ride.
• Is the garden gate still shut?

Synonymes : closed

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : shut door, keep something shut, shut tight

fermé

Qui n’est pas ouvert ou disponible pour être utilisé ou pour y faire des achats.

En anglais simple : Closed or unavailable, so people cannot use it or do business there.

• The shop is shut today.
• Both banks were shut when we arrived.
• Is the swimming pool shut for repairs?

Comment l'utiliser : shut for something (The office is shut for the holidays.); shut to someone (The museum is shut to visitors today.)

Synonymes : closed

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : shop is shut, shut for lunch, shut to visitors

fermeture

Action de fermer quelque chose ou moment où cela se ferme.

En anglais simple : The act or moment of closing something.

• We heard the shut of the gate.
• He returned at the shut of day.
• The shut of the door ended their conversation.

Comment l'utiliser : the shut of something (They left at the shut of day.)

Synonymes : closing, close

Contraires : opening

Expressions courantes : shut of something, shut of day