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shut up
a [house] verschließen
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shop
b
(=imprison) einsperren
you can't spend your whole life shut up in libraries Sie können sich doch nicht Ihr ganzes Leben lang in Bibliotheken vergraben
c inf
(=silence) zum Schweigen bringen
that'll soon shut him up das wird ihm schon den Mund stopfen inf
every time I try to say something she always tries to shut me up jedes Mal, wenn ich etwas sagen will, fährt sie mir über den Mund
2 vi
inf den Mund or die Klappe halten inf
shut up! halt die Klappe! inf
Translation English - German Collins Dictionary  

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