SHUT

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shut I. adjectiv

1. închis.

2. (sl.) to be shut of smb. a scăpa de cineva.

shut II. verb past şi part. trec. shut A. tranzitiv

1. a închide;

to shut the door upon smb. a nu primi pe cineva;

to shut the door upon smth. a) a nu lua în seamă ceva; b) a face imposibil un fapt;

to shut one’s ears a) a se preface că nu crede; b) a refuza să asculte;

to shut one’s eyes to smth. a) a pretinde că nu vede, a închide ochii asupra unui lucru; b) a refuza să vadă ceva;

to shut smb’s month for him a închide gura cuiva;

to shut one’s finger in the door a-şi prinde degetul în uşă.

2. to shut down a) a lăsa (o perdea, o cortină); b) a închide (o fabrică);

to shut in a) (despre dealuri) a închide (o vale); b) (despre un gard) a încercui (un teren);

to shut off a) (tehn.) a închide (apa), a tăia (gazele); b) a despărţi, a separa, a izola;

to shut out a) a împiedica (vederea); b) a opri (sosirea, intrarea, plecarea) e) a înlătura, a exclude (o posibilitate);

to shut to a încuia (o uşă);

to shut up a) a închide; b) a astupa (o fereastră); c) a întemniţa; d) (sl.) a reduce la tăcere, a lua maul.

shut II. verb past şi part. trec. shut B. intranzitiv

1. (despre o uşă, un muzeu etc.) a se închide.

2. to shut down a) (despre un capac etc.) a se închide; b) (despre o uzină) a nu funcţiona;

to shut up (sl.) a închide pliscul, a nu mai sufla o vorbă.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

A door beyond opened and shut.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

But stay where you are and keep yer mouth shut.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

The hall door had been closed, but not shut.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The study door was shut and she opened it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I've been sick with this cold so long, and shut up, I'm dying for some fun.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

His eyes fluttered and went shut.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

Before our prisoner had recovered his balance the door was shut and Holmes standing with his back against it.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“He’s shut one of his eyes already. Even money that my boy wins it!”

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

By degrees, I remember, a stronger light pressed upon my nerves, so that I was obliged to shut my eyes.

(Frankenstein, de Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his chair and worked.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

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