Shut in spanish
pronunciation: θerɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
shut = cerrar. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio shut]
Example: The Swiss operator of one of Europe's oldest commercial nuclear reactors has announced plans to shut the plant by 2022.more:
» bolt + Nombre + shut = cerrar a cal y canto, cerrar y echar el cerrojo, echar el cerrojo.
Example: When they were in the kitchen, Baylor shut the door leading into the garage and bolted it shut.» close/lock/shut the barn/stable door after the horse has bolted = a toro pasado; a buenas horas mangas verdes; lo hecho, hecho está; a lo hecho, pecho.
Example: The drought assistance plan announced today is rather like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.» if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it = en boca cerrada no entran moscas.
Example: But a wise man once said: 'If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it'.» keep + Posesivo + mouth shut = mantener la boca cerrada.
Example: I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut.» shut down = cerrar, parar, detener, bloquear.
Example: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.» shut-eye = sueño.
Example: America is raising a nation of sleep-deprived kids, with only 20 percent getting the recommended nine hours of shut-eye on school nights.» shut + Nombre + out = excluir, no dejar entrar, dejar fuera.
Example: It's pretty important to understand my frustration with this whole situation and why I feel it is necessary to shut him out of my life.» shut off = cerrar, cortar.
Example: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.» shut off + the electricity = cortar la luz, cortar la electricidad. [También usado en el siguiente orden shut + the electricity off]
Example: It's illegal for the landlord to shut off the electricity to force a tenant out of the property.» shut off + the gas = cortar el gas.
Example: A landlord cannot just lock a tenant out, take their property, shut off their electricity, gas, water or other essential services.» shut off + the water = cortar el agua.
Example: The tenant has until the first week of July to pay the water bill or else the water will be shut off.» shut out = dejar fuera, excluir, impedir la entrada.
Example: The Immigration Service has vowed to shut out foreigners from registering in preparation for this year's general elections.» shut out + the world = olvidarse del mundo, apartarse del mundo.
Example: Sometimes you need to shut out the world and allow yourself some time to kick back and give yourself time.» shut + Posesivo + eyes = cerrar los ojos.
Example: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples.» shut + Posesivo + face = cerrar el pico, cerrar la boca.
Example: He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw.» shut + Posesivo + gob = cerrar el pico, cerrar la boca.
Example: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob.» shut + Posesivo + mouth = cerrar el pico, cerrar la boca.
Example: I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since.» shut + the door in + Posesivo + face = darle a Alguien con la puerta en las narices.
Example: Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face.» shut + the door on = arruinar + Posesivo + planes, chafar + Posesivo + planes, dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes.
Example: After a quick turn of events, Michigan defense shut the door on Ohio State in the final seconds.» shut + the door on = dejar fuera, descartar, rechazar.
Example: America's reputation as a land of welcome for immigrants has often been compromised by periodic calls to shut the door on immigration.» shut + the fuck up = cerrar el pico, cerrar la boca.
Example: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now.» shut up = encerrar.
Example: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.» shut up = cerrar el pico, cerrar la boca.
Example: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail.» shut your face! = ¡punto en boca!, ¡cierra el pico!, ¡cierra la boca!.
Example: The editorial states that the principal read a patriotic poem at a flag-raising ceremony and shouted 'shut your face' to those who did not share his opinion.» shut your mouth! = ¡punto en boca!, ¡cierra el pico!, ¡cierra la boca!.
Example: Sounding much like her character on the former sitcom, Roseanne, she wrote: 'The judge is trying to teach you a lesson, shut your mouth and learn it!'.» slam + Nombre + shut = dar un portazo, cerrar la puerta de golpe. [Usado generalmente para puertas y ventanas]
Example: In one scene, while Nancy is being chased by him, she runs into her house, spun around and slammed the door shut and bolted it closed.» tie + Nombre + shut = cerrar atando.
Example: He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.