"la fermer" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /la fɛʁ.me/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-la fermer.wav
Etymology: Elliptical form of fermer sa gueule (“to shut one's mouth”) Etymology templates: {{m|fr|fermer sa gueule||to shut one's mouth}} fermer sa gueule (“to shut one's mouth”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} la fermer
  1. (colloquial, offensive, euphemistic, by ellipsis) to shut it, to shut up (refrain from speech) Tags: colloquial, euphemistic, offensive Synonyms: la boucler, la mettre en sourdine, la mettre en veilleuse, se taire (english: neutral register) Derived forms: la ferme
    Sense id: en-la_fermer-fr-verb-L4EkVPG0 Categories (other): French ellipses, French entries with incorrect language header, French euphemisms

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for la fermer meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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