fermer

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to shut
  2. (transitive) to close
  3. (reflexive) to close
  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. (intransitive) to harden (of someone's face)
  9. (transitive) to put someone off something, to turn someone off something
  10. (transitive) to mark the border of

Concepts

close
shut
lock
🔒
open
shut up
tight
adjourn
lock up
block
put away
stop up
near
fasten
seal
🦭

shut eye

be shut

shut down
nigh
lock away
close down
open up
break up
shut away
close up
plug
fill up
closed
lock in
foul
gap
give
lock out
lug

mure

occupy
plunge
put an end to
recess
retire
secretive
shot
shut off
shut out
skinny
snug
spread
spread out
stuff
stuffy
take up
Synonyms

boucher
C1
ouvrir
A2
ouvert
A2
clore
C2
verrouiller
C2
barrer
C1
clôturer
37k

se fermer

proche
B1
près
A1
fermer à clé
fréquenter
C1
terminer
B2
🔚
étroit
C2
couvrir
B2
boutonner
45k
clos
C2
colmater
40k
enfermer
B2
fermé
B1
renfermer
achever
C1

fermer œil

bloquer
C1
finir
A2
clouer
21k

mettre fin à

mouvoir
occuper
A2
offrir
B1
plier
C1
précis
B2
remplir
B2
reporter
C1
retirer
B1

se retirer

serrure
C1
🔒
superviser
C2
taciturne
41k
tomber
A1

boucher un trou

de niveau

être fermé

être liquidé

faire chuter

ferme la porte

fermer définitivement

obstruer

se sentir inférieur

faire complètement

Translations

cerrar
schließen
chiudere
fechar
sluiten
zumachen
tancar

zuschließen

kapatmak
dichtdoen

dichtmaken

kapamak
cerrar
toedoen
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛʁ.me/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
fermer
In summary

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

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