French Dictionary

French-English translation of ferme

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The form ferme could be:
- from the subjunctive of the verb fermer
- (as fermé) the past participle of the verb fermer
- from the present tense of the verb fermer

1 ferme Adjective

(a) firm ground, fruit, handwriting, hand, voice, person, tone, decision, sale, contract, solid ground, steady handwriting, market, assured contract, definite decision

2 ferme Adverb

(a) to work, drink hard; to buy, sell definitely

3 ferme Noun, feminine

(a) farm; farmhouse; ~ collective/marine collective/fish farm

(b) (Construction) roof timbers, rafters, truss (Spec)

(c) (Comput) ~ de serveurs server farm

4 ferme Exclamation

(a) (Slang) la ~! shut up! (Infml), shut your mouth! (Infml), shut your gob! (Slang), shut your trap! (Slang)

5 fermé Adjective

(a) door, shop, suitcase which is shut, closed; closed road; closed-in space; locked car; tap which is off, turned off; exclusive, select club, society; impassive, impenetrable face, uncommunicative person, character; ~ à clef locked; ~ à impervious to, untouched by, closed to

(b) (Ling) close(d), high vowel; closed syllable

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French-English translation of ferme