la fermer
French edit
Etymology edit
Elliptical form of fermer sa gueule (“to shut one's mouth”)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (colloquial, offensive, euphemistic, by ellipsis) to shut it, to shut up (refrain from speech)
- Synonyms: la boucler, la mettre en sourdine, la mettre en veilleuse
Conjugation edit
- see fermer
Synonyms edit
- se taire (neutral register)