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verb (shuts up, shutting up, shut up, shut up)
- (transitive) To close (a building) so that no one can enter.
- (transitive) To terminate (a business).
- (transitive) To enclose (a person, animal or thing) in a room or other place so that it cannot leave.
- (transitive) To put (an object) in a secure enclosed place.
- (transitive) To stop (a person) from talking or (a person or thing) making noise.
- (intransitive) Of a person, to stop talking or (of a person or thing) making noise.
- You are talking so loud that I can't hear the music — would you mind shutting up?
- (context, intransitive, slang, used only in the imperative) I don't believe it!, no way!
Translations: - French: tais-toi! informal, taisez-vous! formal or plural; ferme-la! informal and impolite, boucle-la! informal and impolite, ta gueule! informal and very impolite
- Italian: stai zitto!, taci!, zitto! informal and singular, state zitti!, tacete!, zitti! , silenzio!
- German: halt den Mund, halt dein Maul, halt die Fresse
- Spanish: callate, cí¡llate
- Dutch: ga weg!, dat meen je niet!, nooit!
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