fermer
Meanings
Verb
1. to shut (transitive)
2. to close (transitive)
3. to close (reflexive)
4. to do up (of clothing)
5. to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)
6. to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)
7. to bind off (of stitches in knitting)
8. to harden (of someone's face) (intransitive)
9. to put someone off something, to turn someone off something (transitive)
10. to mark the border of (transitive)
Examples681
Les Vosges ferment l'Alsace à l'ouest.
The Vosges mountains mark the western border of the Alsace.
Ce professeur l'a fermé au sujet des mathématiques.
That teacher turned him off maths.
Je ne les ferme pas.
I'm not closing them.
Ne sois pas si fermé.
Don't be so narrow-minded.
Nous fermons à 19 heures.
We close at 7 p.m.
Vraiment ? Je l'avais fermée avant de sortir.
Really? I had locked it up before I went out.