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

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His office is going to be shut down for want of money. Son bureau va être fermé faute d'argent.

The U.S. Postal Service could shut down as early as next year. Le service des postes des États-Unis d'Amérique pourrait fermer dès l'année prochaine.

There is a possibility that we won't have to shut down the factory. Il y a une possibilité que nous n'ayons pas à fermer l'usine.

Here once stood a hotel that claimed the world's freshest towels. The place shut down after they were all stolen. Ici se tenait auparavant l'hôtel qui se targuait d'avoir les serviettes les plus neuves du monde. L'endroit ferma après qu'elles eurent été toutes volées.

I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

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.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

Shut up and listen, kid. Ferme-la et écoute, gamin.

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.

Hey you, shut up! Hé toi, ferme-la !

Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.

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.

He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.

I'll keep my mouth shut. Je ne dirai rien.

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

Shut your mouth. Ferme-la !

He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.

I shut the door quietly so as not to wake the baby. Je fermai la porte en silence, pour ne pas éveiller le bébé.

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.

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