Usage examples of "shut off" in English with translation to French

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Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
Mary shut herself up in the room and closed all the windows. Marie s’est enfermée dans la chambre et a fermé toutes les fenêtres.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
Shut up and listen, kid. Ferme-la et écoute, gamin.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
Hey you, shut up! Hé toi, ferme-la !
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death. Mais, connaissant exactement la tristesse et l’amour et la mort, et que ce sont de vaines images lorsqu’on les contemple de l’espace calme où il faut s’enfermer, il continua de pleurer, et de désirer l’amour, et de craindre la mort.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
I'll keep my mouth shut. Je ne dirai rien.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
Shut your mouth. Ferme-la !
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
I shut the door quietly so as not to wake the baby. Je fermai la porte en silence, pour ne pas éveiller le bébé.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
The burglar shut the child in the closet. Le voleur enferma l'enfant dans l'armoire.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday. Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.
He zipped his bag shut. Il ferma la fermeture à glissière de son sac.
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