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

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Can you please shut up? Peux-tu la fermer, je te prie ?
She shut herself up in her room. Elle s'est enfermée dans sa chambre.
It's good to talk and better to shut up. Il est bon de parler et meilleur de se taire.
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.
Shut up. If you don't, you'll be thrown out. Ferme-la. Sinon, tu seras viré.
Mary shut herself up in the room, with all the windows closed. Marie s’est enfermée dans la chambre, avec toutes les fenêtres fermées.
"Hey, you shut up! You talk too much," the gangster said. "Hé toi, la ferme ! Tu parles trop", dit le gangster.
The French get rewards from the British film industry only when they shut up. Les Français n'obtiennent des récompenses de l'industrie du cinéma britannique que lorsqu'ils se taisent.
He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up. Il était sur le point de révéler le secret lorsqu'un regard sévère de Marthe le fit se taire.
We have ways of making women speak; we have none for shutting them up. Nous avons des remèdes pour faire parler les femmes; nous n'en avons pas pour les faire taire.
Shut up and listen, kid. Ferme-la et écoute, gamin.
Hey you, shut up! Hé toi, ferme-la !
Shut up and let me think. Tais-toi et laisse-moi réfléchir.
Never miss a good chance to shut up. Ne manquez jamais une bonne occasion de vous taire.
Just shut up and listen. Ferme-la juste et écoute !
Do me a favour and shut up. Fais-moi le plaisir de la fermer.
I said shut up! J'ai dit de la fermer !
Shut up, you idiot! Tais-toi, imbécile !
The first of human rights is to shut up!!! Le premier des droits de l'homme, c’est de fermer sa gueule !!!
Shut up, or I'll knock you out. Ferme-la, ou je t'assomme.
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