shut

[US]/ʃʌt/
[UK]/ʃʌt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Cerca; acercarse.
Word Forms
Participio pasadoshut
Tercera persona singularshuts
Pasadoshut
Gerundioshutting

Phrases & Collocations

shut up

cállate

shut the door

cierra la puerta

shut the window

cierra la ventana

shut your mouth

cierra tu boca

shut the gate

cierra la puerta

shut your eyes

cierra los ojos

shut the blinds

cierra las persianas

shut down

apagar

shut off

apagar

shut out

eliminar

shut in

encerrado

shut away

guardar lejos

cold shut

apagado en frío

emergency shut down

apagado de emergencia

Example Sentences

shut the window, please.

Cierra la ventana, por favor.

shut a bird into a cage

encerrar a un pájaro en una jaula

shut them in a cage.

encerrarlos en una jaula.

to shut a bird into a cage

encerrar a un pájaro en una jaula

Please shut the window.

Por favor, cierra la ventana.

The door shut with a bang.

La puerta se cerró de golpe.

He was shut in a room.

Lo encerraron en una habitación.

the door shut behind him.

La puerta se cerró detrás de él.

I'd be glad to be shut of him.

Me alegraría deshacerme de él.

shut the door in a person's face

cerrar la puerta en la cara de una persona

shut him from their circle

excluirlo de su círculo

a door that shuts by itself.

una puerta que se cierra sola.

She shut the lid down.

Ella cerró la tapa.

Real-world Examples

Shut up, hamurai! Shut up, amish cyborg!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Go. - Should be kept your beak shut.

Source: Kung Fu Panda 3

What about shut up? -You shut up.

Source: Friends Season 7

So, Bali's main airport has been shut down.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

" Shut up, Malfoy, " said Harry quietly.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

A smile came over Jerry's face as he shut the cab door.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

It took all my self-control to keep my mouth shut.

Source: Diary of a Little Kid 1: Haunted House Ideas

And basically overnight, those markets shut down.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

Schools have been shut down until Tuesday.

Source: CCTV Observations

So that was a big shut down.

Source: NPR News August 2021 Compilation

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