la fermer

French

Etymology

Elliptical form of fermer sa gueule (“to shut one's mouth”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la fɛʁ.me/

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Verb

la fermer

1. (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

• see fermer

Synonyms

• se taire (neutral register)

Derived terms

• la ferme