- shut
- 1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) cerrar2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) cerrarse3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) cerrar4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) encerrar
2. adjective(closed.) cerrado- shut off
- shut up
shut1 adj cerradothe shop was shut la tienda estaba cerradashut2 vb cerrar / cerrarsehe shut the door and locked it cerró la puerta y echó la llaveEl pasado y participio pasado de shut es shut; el gerundio se escribe shuttingshuttr[ʃʌt]transitive verb (pt & pp shut, ger shutting)1 (gen) cerrar■ shut your eyes cierra los ojos■ he shut his finger in the door se pilló el dedo en la puertaintransitive verb1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse■ the door won't shut le puerta no se cierra■ the shops shut at 5.30 pm las tiendas cierran a las 5.30 horasadjective1 (closed) cerrado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto shut one's ears to something hacer oídos sordos a algoto shut one's mouth/gobap/face cerrar el picoto shut the door in somebody's face dar a alguien con la puerta en las naricesto shut the door on something negarse a pensar en algo, no querer saber nada de algoto shut up shop cerrar (el negocio)shut ['ʃʌt] v, shut ; shutting vt1) close: cerrarshut the lid: tápalo2)to shut out exclude: excluir, dejar fuera a (personas), no dejar que entre (luz, ruido, etc.)3)to shut up confine: encerrarshut vi: cerrarsethe factory shut down: la fábrica cerró suspuertasshutadj.• cerrado, -a adj.pret., p.p.(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to shut")v.(§ p.,p.p.: shut) = candar v.• cerrar v.• tapar v.
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1. ʃʌt(pres p shutting; past & past p shut) transitive verb1)a) \<\<window/book/eyes\>\> cerrar*she shut her finger in the door — se agarró or se pilló el dedo en la puerta
they shut the door in my face — me dieron con la puerta en las narices
shut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)
b) \<\<store/business\>\> cerrar*2) (confine) encerrar*he shut himself in his room — se encerró en su cuarto
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vi1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*2) (esp BrE) (cease business - for day) cerrar*; (- permanently) cerrar* (sus puertas)•Phrasal Verbs:- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up
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adjective (pred)to be shut — \<\<box/window/book\>\> estar* cerrado
[ʃʌt] (pt, pp shut)the door slammed shut — la puerta se cerró de un portazo
1.VT cerrarshut the door/window please — cierra la puerta/ventana por favor
to find the door shut — encontrar que la puerta está cerrada
they shut the door in his face — le dieron con la puerta en las narices
to shut one's fingers in the door — pillarse los dedos en la puerta
2.VI cerrarsewhat time do the shops shut? — ¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?
we shut at five — cerramos a las cinco
the lid doesn't shut — la tapa no cierra (bien)
- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut to- shut up* * *
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1. [ʃʌt](pres p shutting; past & past p shut) transitive verb1)a) \<\<window/book/eyes\>\> cerrar*she shut her finger in the door — se agarró or se pilló el dedo en la puerta
they shut the door in my face — me dieron con la puerta en las narices
shut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)
b) \<\<store/business\>\> cerrar*2) (confine) encerrar*he shut himself in his room — se encerró en su cuarto
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vi1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*2) (esp BrE) (cease business - for day) cerrar*; (- permanently) cerrar* (sus puertas)•Phrasal Verbs:- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up
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adjective (pred)to be shut — \<\<box/window/book\>\> estar* cerrado
the door slammed shut — la puerta se cerró de un portazo
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.