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• Phrasal verbe signifiant cesser définitivement une activité ou une entreprise, ou forcer l'arrêt de son fonctionnement.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of permanently stopping operations or business, or forcing something to stop operating.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Cease operationsformal

   To stop operating or functioning permanently or for a period of time.

   cesser ses activités

   • The factory closed down due to financial difficulties.
   • Many small businesses closed down during the recession.
   • The restaurant will close down for renovations next month.

   Synonymesconcludediscontinuefoldshut downstopterminatewind up

   Antonymesestablishlaunchopenstart

2. Shut a computer or systeminformal

   To turn off a computer, program, or electronic system.

   Fermer un système

   • Please close down your computer before leaving the office.
   • The system will close down automatically after the update.
   • He closed down the application to save battery.

   Synonymeshaltshut downswitch offturn off

   Antonymesbootinitializelaunchopenstart

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