la fermer

== French == === Etymology === Elliptical form of fermer sa gueule (“to shut one's mouth”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /la fɛʁ.me/ === Verb === la fermer (colloquial, offensive, euphemistic, by ellipsis) to shut it, to shut up (refrain from speech) Synonyms: la boucler, la mettre en sourdine, la mettre en veilleuse ==== Conjugation ==== see fermer ==== Synonyms ==== se taire (neutral register) ==== Derived terms ====