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fermer.

to shut

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛʁ.me/
  1. to shut

    transitive
  2. to close

    transitive
  3. to close

    reflexive
  4. to do up (of clothing)

  5. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)

  6. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)

  7. to bind off (of stitches in knitting)

  8. to harden (of someone's face)

    intransitive
  9. to put someone off something, to turn someone off something

    transitive
    Ce professeur l'a fermé au sujet des mathématiques.
  10. to mark the border of

    transitive
    Les Vosges ferment l'Alsace à l'ouest.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fermer (“to close”), Latin firmāre (“make firm, confirm”).

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