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

(colloquial, offensive, euphemistic, by ellipsis) 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)

See also

ta gueule

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