shut off

éteindre, arrêter

Faire cesser le fonctionnement d’une machine, d’une lampe ou d’un appareil électrique.

En anglais simple : To make a machine, light, or electrical device stop working.

• Shut off the light.
• The engine shut off without warning.
• Did you shut the television off before leaving?

Comment l'utiliser : shut something off (Please shut the computer off.); shut off (The heater shuts off automatically.)

Synonymes : turn off, switch off

Contraires : turn on

Expressions courantes : shut off lights, shut off something

couper, fermer

Arrêter l’arrivée d’eau, de gaz ou d’un autre produit en fermant son passage.

En anglais simple : To stop water, gas, or another supply from flowing by closing its path.

• Shut off the water first.
• They shut the gas off after finding a leak.
• Where can we shut off the fuel supply?

Comment l'utiliser : shut something off (She shut the gas off at the valve.)

Synonymes : cut off, turn off

Expressions courantes : shut off water, shut off gas

isoler, couper

Séparer quelqu’un ou quelque chose des autres ou de tout contact avec l’extérieur.

En anglais simple : To separate someone or something from other people, places, or contact.

• He shut himself off from everyone.
• The flood shut the village off from the outside world.
• Why have you shut yourself off from your family?

Comment l'utiliser : shut someone/something off from someone/something (The mountains shut the village off from nearby towns.); shut oneself off from someone/something (She shut herself off from her friends.)

Synonymes : isolate, cut off, separate

Expressions courantes : shut off someone, shut off something