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se taire; garder le silence

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se taire; garder le silence L’expression « keep your mouth shut » signifie « se taire ». On peut aussi dire, en français, « garde la bouche fermée » dans un registre familier, parfois brusque.

EN: Je suis resté « mouth shut » pendant toute la réunion.

FR: I kept my mouth shut during the whole meeting.

But he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Mais il n’a pas pu s’empêcher de parler.

— Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

So, I'll keep my big mouth shut.

Alors, je vais la fermer.

— Maurie (1973)

Keep your fucking mouth shut.

Ferme ta putain de gueule.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

She should have kept her mouth shut.

Elle aurait dû se taire.

I'll keep my mouth shut.

Je vais garder le silence.

Kept your mouth shut?

Tu as gardé le silence ?

— Caché (2005)

With your mouth shut.

La bouche fermée.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

So, you think I should just keep my mouth shut?

Alors, tu penses que je devrais simplement me taire ?

— Wicked (2024)

I'm keeping my mouth shut.

Je garde le silence.

He couldn't keep his fucking mouth shut.

Il n’a pas pu fermer sa putain de gueule.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

All he had to do was say my dad's name, but he didn't; he kept his mouth shut.

Il lui suffisait de prononcer le nom de mon père, mais il ne l’a pas fait ; il a gardé le silence.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Tell him to keep his mouth shut.

Dis-lui de la fermer.

You know, uh, sometimes I can keep my mouth shut.

Vous savez, euh, parfois j'arrive à me taire.

— Psycho (1960)

She can 't keep her mouth shut.

Elle ne sait pas tenir sa langue.

— All About My Mother (1999)

Tom kept his mouth shut and didn't tell anyone what had happened.

Tom a gardé le silence et n'a dit à personne ce qui s'était passé.

I keep my mouth shut.

Je me tais.

— The Experiment (2001)

With you it's better to keep one's mouth shut.

Avec toi, il vaut mieux se taire.

— Mirror (1975)