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Learn French: fermer - to close

French
/Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)
/fermer

fermer

Word

fermer

Meaning

to close

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

Usages of fermer

Quand ferme le magasin ?

When does the store close?

À quelle heure fermez-vous le bureau ?

At what time do you close the office?

Fermez la porte, s'il vous plaît.

Close the door, please.

Ferme la porte et garde le secret !

Close the door and keep the secret!

Désolé Madame, le restaurant ferme maintenant.

Sorry madam, the restaurant is closing now.

Il ferme un œil et regarde.

He closes one eye and looks.

Il est tard, de toute façon le magasin est fermé.

It is late, in any case the shop is closed.

Je ferme l'enveloppe et je la leur transmets.

I close the envelope and forward it to them.

Vous devriez fermer le robinet avant de partir.

You should close the tap before leaving.

La bête ferma la porte du château et resta là.

The beast closed the castle door and stayed there.

J'ai peur que le commerce local ferme.

I am afraid that the local shop will close.

Il n'y a pas de fer ici, alors nous avons fermé la mine.

There is no iron here, so we closed the mine.

Laisse le four fermé jusqu'à ce qu'il refroidisse.

Leave the kiln closed until it cools down.

Il semble que le magasin soit fermé.

It seems that the shop is closed.

Le magasin était fermé, du coup je n'ai rien acheté.

The shop was closed, so I bought nothing.

La boucherie est fermée le lundi.

The butcher's is closed on Mondays.

Ils jouaient près de l'escalier, alors j'ai fermé la barrière de peur qu'ils tombent.

They were playing near the stairs, so I closed the gate for fear that they might fall.

Il avait oublié le minerai et l'usine a fermé, faute de matériel.

He had forgotten the ore and the factory closed, for lack of equipment.

Espérez-vous qu'elle sache fermer le portail afin de sauver le royaume ?

Do you hope that she knows how to close the portal in order to save the kingdom?

Quand l'énergie fossile aura disparu et que l'usine nucléaire aura fermé, ce sera formidable.

When fossil energy has disappeared and the nuclear plant has closed, it will be wonderful.

L'accès au littoral est fermé en raison de l'orage.

Access to the coastline is closed due to the storm.

En raison de la marée, le sentier est fermé.

Due to the tide, the trail is closed.

Puis, fermer et visser le couvercle.

Then, close and screw the lid.

Le club ferme ses portes en août.

The club closes in August.

Allez, dégage, on ferme !

Come on, clear off, we are closing!

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