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1 shut
A adj1 ( 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.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 ;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.put up or shut up ○ ! prouve ce que tu dis ou alors tais-toi.■ shut away:▶ shut [sb/sth] away, shut away [sb/sth]▶ shut [oneself] away se mettre à l'écart (from de).■ shut down:▶ 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] out1 ( 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] ;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] -
2 shut
shut [∫ʌt](preterite, past participle shut)• shut your mouth! (inf!) ta gueule ! (inf !)• the shop shuts on Sundays/at 6 o'clock le magasin ferme le dimanche/à 18 heures3. compounds[+ person, animal] enfermer ; [+ valuables] mettre sous clé[business, shop, theatre] fermer (définitivement)[+ business, shop, theatre] fermer (définitivement) ; [+ machine] arrêtera. ( = stop) couper• don't shut me out, I haven't got a key ne ferme pas la porte, je n'ai pas de cléb. ( = block) [+ view] boucher ; [+ memory] chasser de son esprit► shut up• shut up! tais-toi !a. [+ factory, business, theatre, house] fermerb. [+ person, animal] enfermer* * *[ʃʌt] 1.2.to keep one's mouth (colloq) shut — se taire
1) ( close) fermer3.shut your mouth ou trap (colloq) ou face! — (colloq) ferme-la! (colloq)
1) [door, book, box, mouth] se fermer2) [office, factory] fermer•Phrasal Verbs:- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up -
3 trap
1 noun∎ to set or to lay a trap (for sth) tendre un piège (à qch);∎ the badger was caught in a trap le blaireau était pris dans un piège(b) figurative piège m, traquenard m;∎ to set or to lay a trap for sb tendre un piège à qn;∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;∎ the poverty trap le piège de la pauvreté(f) (carriage) cabriolet m, charrette f anglaise(g) (trapdoor) trappe f∎ shut your trap! ta gueule!, ferme-la!;∎ you would have to go and open your big trap! il a fallu que tu ouvres ta grande gueule!;∎ to keep one's trap shut la fermer, la boucler∎ now you're trapped! maintenant vous êtes piégé ou pris!;∎ to trap sb into saying sth faire dire qch à qn en usant de ruse;∎ he trapped me into thinking I was safe il m'a piégé en me faisant croire que j'étais hors de danger;∎ we got trapped into going on s'est fait piéger et on a dû y aller;∎ she trapped him into marrying her elle l'a piégé en le forçant à l'épouser∎ they were trapped or they got trapped in the lift ils ont été bloqués ou coincés dans l'ascenseur;∎ we were trapped by the incoming tide on a été surpris par la marée montante;∎ I trapped my leg or my leg got trapped under the table je me suis coincé la jambe ou j'avais la jambe coincée sous la table;∎ she trapped her fingers in the door elle s'est pris les doigts dans la porte;∎ the window blew shut and trapped my hand un coup de vent a fermé la fenêtre et ma main est restée coincée;∎ they were trapped in the rubble ils étaient coincés ou immobilisés sous les décombres;∎ to feel trapped (in relationship) se sentir coincé(d) (hold back → water, gas) retenir;∎ there's a grid to trap dead leaves il y a une grille pour retenir les feuilles mortes -
4 big
big [bɪg]1. adjective• a big boy/girl un grand garçon/une grande fille2. adverb3. compounds• tourism is big business here le tourisme rapporte beaucoup d'argent par ici ► big cat noun grand félin m• he's a big name in politics c'est un grand nom de la politique ► big shot (inf) noun grand ponte (inf) m[athlete, industrialist] de première catégorie* * *[bɪg]to get big(ger) — ( taller) grandir; ( fatter) grossir; ( in pregnancy) s'arrondir
2) ( in size) [bed, room, building, garden, lake, town] grand (before n); [animal, car, boat, parcel, box] gros/grosse (before n), grand (before n)a big book — ( thick) un gros livre; ( large-format) un grand livre
3) ( in age) grand (before n)his big brother — son grand frère, son frère aîné
4) ( in extent) [family, crowd, class, party] grand (before n); [collection, organization, company] gros/grosse (before n), grand (before n); [meal] copieux/-ieuse5) ( important) [question, problem, decision, change, moment, event] grand (before n)I think we're on to something big — (colloq) je sens qu'on est sur un gros coup (colloq)
6) ( emphatic)to be big in the music business — (colloq) être très connu dans le monde de la musique
7) (colloq) US ( enthusiastic)to be big on — être fanatique or fana (colloq) de [activity]
8) ( generous) [person] généreux/-euse9) gen, Politicsthe Big Four/Five — les Quatre/Cinq Grands
••to be ou go over big — (colloq) faire fureur, faire un tabac (colloq) (in à, en)
to have a big head — péj avoir la grosse tête (colloq)
why can't you keep your big mouth shut? — (colloq) tu n'aurais pas pu la fermer? (colloq)
to have big ideas, think big — (colloq) voir grand (colloq)
to make it big — (colloq) avoir beaucoup de succès
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5 trap
trap [træp]1. nounb. ( = trap door) trappe fc. ( = mouth) (inf!) shut your trap! ta gueule ! (inf !)• keep your trap shut ferme-la (inf !)d. ( = carriage) cabriolet m2. plural nouna. ( = snare) prendre au piège• they trapped him into admitting that... il est tombé dans leur piège et a admis que...b. ( = immobilize, catch) [+ person] immobiliser ; [+ object] coincer4. compounds* * *[træp] 1.1) ( snare) piège mto set a trap for — poser un piège pour [animal]; tendre un piège à [person]
to fall into the trap of doing — fig commettre l'erreur de faire
2) ( vehicle) cabriolet m3) (sl) ( mouth)2.shut your trap! — ta gueule (sl)!
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)2) (catch, immobilize) coincer [person, finger]; retenir [heat] -
6 wit
wit [wɪt]1 noun∎ to have a quick/a ready wit avoir de la vivacité d'esprit/beaucoup d'esprit;∎ her prose sparkles with wit sa prose est pétillante d'esprit(b) (humorous person) bel esprit m, homme m/femme f d'esprit;∎ he was a great wit c'était un homme plein d'esprit(c) (intelligence) esprit m, intelligence f;∎ familiar he didn't have the wit to keep his mouth shut il n'a pas eu l'intelligence de ou il n'a pas été assez futé pour fermer son bec;∎ she has quick wits elle a l'esprit fin, elle est très fine;∎ you need your wits about you in this job il faut avoir de la présence d'esprit dans ce métier;∎ keep your wits about you while you're travelling sois prudent ou attentif pendant que tu voyages;∎ to live by one's wits vivre d'expédients;∎ to collect or to gather one's wits se ressaisir, reprendre ses esprits;∎ I was at my wits' end je ne savais plus quoi faire;∎ you frightened me out of my wits or the wits out of me! tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!∎ one's five wits les cinq sensformal à savoir -
7 close
I.close1 [kləʊs]1. adjectivea. ( = near) proche• in close proximity to sb/sth dans le voisinage immédiat de qn/qch• she felt something close to loathing for the man elle éprouvait un sentiment proche de la haine pour cet hommeb. [friend, relative] proche ; [relationship, friendship] profond ; [cooperation, ties, links, connection] étroit ; [resemblance] fort• to be in/keep in close contact with sb être/rester en contact étroit avec qn• to be/feel close to sb être/se sentir proche de qnc. [examination, inspection, study] attentif ; [questioning] serré ; [investigation, enquiry, checking] minutieux ; [translation] fidèle• (up)on closer inspection or examination après un examen plus minutieux• to keep a close eye or watch on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de prèsd. [texture] dense ; [election, contest, race, finish] serrée. [room] mal aéré ; [atmosphere] lourd2. adverb• close to sb/sth près de qn/qch• close behind (sb/sth) juste derrière (qn/qch)• close by (sb/sth) tout près (de qn/qch)• to get close (to sb/sth) s'approcher (de qn/qch)• to get closer (to sb/sth) se rapprocher (de qn/qch)• to be close at hand [object] être à portée de main ; [place] être à proximité ; [date, event] être proche• to look at sth close to/up regarder qch de très près3. compoundsII.close2 [kləʊz]1. noun( = end) fin f• to draw sth or bring sth to a close mettre fin à qcha. ( = shut) fermer ; [+ road] barrerb. [+ proceedings, discussion] mettre fin à ; [+ account] clorea. [door, drawer] se fermer ; [museum, theatre, shop] fermerb. [session] se terminer ; [speaker] terminer• the meeting closed abruptly la séance a pris fin or s'est terminée brusquement4. compounds► close season noun (British) (Hunting) période f de fermeture de la chasse ; (Fishing) période f de fermeture de la pêche ; (Football) intersaison f[business, shop] fermer (définitivement)[hunters, pursuers] se rapprocher ; [darkness, night] tomber• to close in on sb ( = approach) se rapprocher de qn ; (in race, pursuit) rattraper qn► close off separable transitive verb[+ room] interdire l'accès à ; [+ road] barrer► close up[people in line] se rapprocher ; [wound] se refermer[+ house, shop] fermer* * *I 1. [kləʊs]1) ( road) passage m2) ( of cathedral) enceinte f2.1) ( with close links) [relative] proche; [resemblance] frappantto bear a close resemblance to somebody/something — ressembler beaucoup à quelqu'un/quelque chose
close links with — liens mpl étroits avec [country]; liens mpl d'amitié avec [group]
2) ( intimate) [friend] proche (to de)3) ( almost equal) [contest, result] serré‘is it the same?’ - ‘no but it's close’ — ‘c'est le même?’ - ‘non mais c'est proche’
4) (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny] minutieux/-ieuse; [supervision] étroitto keep a close watch ou eye on somebody/something — surveiller étroitement quelqu'un/quelque chose
5) ( compact) [texture] dense; [print, formation] serré6) ( stuffy) [weather] lourd7) (colloq) ( secretive)3.1) ( nearby)it's close, I can hear it — il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends
2) ( close temporally)3) ( almost)4.‘is the answer three?’ - ‘close!’ — ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’ - ‘tu y es presque’
close enough adverbial phrase5.that's close enough — ( no nearer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable) ça ira
close to prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase1) ( near) près de [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de...?
2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria]3) ( almost at)closer to 30 than 40 — plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30
to come closest to — s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception]
how close are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?
4) ( also close on (colloq)) ( approximately) près de, presque6.close by prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase près de [wall, bridge]••(from) close to — (colloq)
II 1. [kləʊz]it was a close call (colloq) ou shave (colloq) ou thing — je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle
1) gen, Sport fin fat the close of day — littér à la tombée du jour liter
2) Finance2.transitive verb1) ( shut) fermer2) ( block) fermer [border, port]; boucher [pipe, opening]; barrer [road]; interdire l'accès à [area of town]3) ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, case]; fermer [account]4) ( reduce)to close the gap — fig réduire l'écart
5) ( agree) conclure [deal, contract]3.1) ( shut) [airport, polls, shop] fermer; [door, container, eyes, mouth] se fermer2) ( cease to operate) [business, mine] fermer définitivement3) ( end) [meeting, play] prendre finto close with — se terminer par [song]
4) Finance [currency, index] clôturer (at à)the market closed down/up — le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse
5) ( get smaller) se réduire6) ( get closer) se rapprocher (on de)4.closed past participle adjective1) ( shut) fermé‘closed’ — ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’
‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ — ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’
‘road closed’ — ‘route barrée’
‘closed to the public’ — ‘interdit au public’
‘closed to traffic’ — ‘circulation interdite’
behind closed doors — fig à huis clos
2) ( restricted) [community, meeting] fermé•Phrasal Verbs:- close in- close up
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