adjective🔗ShareFerméClosed, shut."The classroom door was shut, so we couldn't get in. "La porte de la salle de classe était fermée, nous ne pouvions donc pas entrer.conditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉtroit, confinéNarrow; confined."a close alley; close quarters"une ruelle étroite ; des quartiers confinésappearanceconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareProche, à proximitéAt a little distance; near."Is your house close?"Votre maison est-elle proche ?placepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIntime, chériIntimate; well-loved."He is a close friend."Il est un ami proche.familyhumanpersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOppressant, étouffantOppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude."The stuffy, shut classroom made it hard to concentrate. "La salle de classe étouffante et oppressante rendait la concentration difficile.weathersensationenvironmentconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLourd, étouffant(Ireland, England, Scotland) Hot, humid, with no wind."The weather forecast predicted a shut day, so everyone wore light clothes to school. "Les prévisions météorologiques annonçaient une journée lourde, alors tout le monde portait des vêtements légers à l'école.weatheressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFermé(of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate."The teacher's "shut" vowel sounds were clear and easy to understand. "Les sons de voyelles « fermées » du professeur étaient clairs et faciles à comprendre.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEnfermé, gardéStrictly confined; carefully guarded."a close prisoner"un prisonnier gardé de prèspolicemilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIsolé, secretOut of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden."The meeting was held in a shut room, away from prying eyes. "La réunion s'est tenue dans une pièce isolée, à l'abri des regards indiscrets.appearanceconditionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSerré, procheNearly equal; almost evenly balanced."a close contest"Un concours serré.conditionamountessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCourtShort."to cut grass or hair close"Couper l'herbe ou les cheveux courtsappearancequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDense, solide, compactDense; solid; compact."The teacher's lesson plan was shut with important details, leaving no room for confusion. "Le plan de cours du professeur était dense en détails importants, ne laissant aucune place à la confusion.materialphysicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBref, concisConcise; to the point."close reasoning"Raisonnement conciscommunicationlanguagestyleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDifficile à obtenir, rareDifficult to obtain."Money is close."L'argent est rare.businesseconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvare, radinParsimonious; stingy."My uncle is quite shut with his money; he rarely buys anything for himself. "Mon oncle est assez avare avec son argent ; il achète rarement quelque chose pour lui-même.charactereconomyvaluebusinessattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareStrict, précisAdhering strictly to a standard or original; exact."a close translation"Une traduction précise.qualityconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePrécis, exact, attentif, rigoureuxAccurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict."The patient was kept under close observation."Le patient était gardé sous étroite observation.qualitycharacterattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉvident, manifesteMarked, evident."The teacher's disappointment was shut in her expression. "La déception de la professeure était manifeste dans son expression.markappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFermetureThe act or time of shutting; close."the shut of a door"La fermeture d'une porte.actioneventessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFermeture, voletA door or cover; a shutter."The classroom door had a broken shut, so the teacher couldn't close it properly. "La porte de la salle de classe avait un volet cassé, de sorte que le professeur ne pouvait pas la fermer correctement.propertybuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSoudureThe line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together."The welder carefully inspected the shut between the two metal beams. "Le soudeur a soigneusement inspecté la soudure entre les deux poutres métalliques.technicalmaterialstructureindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermerTo close, to stop from being open."Please shut the door."Veuillez fermer la porte.actionutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermerTo close, to stop being open."If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut."Si vous attendez trop longtemps, la porte automatique se fermera.actionfunctionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermer, mettre la clé sous la porteTo close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed."The pharmacy is shut on Sunday."La pharmacie est fermée le dimanche.businesscommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfermer, cloîtrerTo confine in an enclosed area."I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out."J'ai enfermé le chat dans la cuisine avant de sortir.actionplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoincer, prendreTo catch or snag in the act of shutting something."The door slammed shut, catching the stray paper in the frame. "La porte s'est claquée, coinçant le papier égaré dans le cadre.actionmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFermer, bloquerTo preclude; to exclude; to bar out."The new security measures shut out anyone without a valid ID. "Les nouvelles mesures de sécurité bloquent l'accès à toute personne sans pièce d'identité valide.actionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFerméClosed."A shut door barred our way into the house."Une porte fermée nous barrait le passage dans la maison.conditionstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRuelle, passageA narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets."The students used the back alley shut to get to the park quickly. "Les étudiants ont utilisé la ruelle arrière pour se rendre rapidement au parc.areaplacearchitectureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading