le clapet

mouth

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noun · masculine Rare #40,967
mouth Colloquial and often rude, especially in the expression fermer son clapet, “to shut up.”
FR: Il ferait mieux de fermer son clapet.
EN: He’d better shut his mouth.

Fermez votre petit clapet !

Shut your little flap!

— Zootopie (2016)

Il faut que tu fermes ton clapet.

You need to shut your mouth.

Je vous saurais bien gré de fermer votre clapet !

I would appreciate it if you would shut your mouth!

Je vais lui faire fermer son clapet.

I'll make him shut his mouth.

Je sais pas si on pourra lui fermer le clapet.

I don't know if we'll be able to shut him up.

— Blow Out (1981)

Toi, tu fermes ton putain de clapet.

You, shut your fucking mouth.

— Drive (2011)

Ferme-lui le clapet.

Shut him up.

— Les Larmes du tigre noir (2000)