ferme! int., cheer up! courage! go it!
fermement, adv., firmly, steadily, fixedly, steadfastly, strongly, stoutly.
ferment, n.m., ferment; leaven; yeast.
fermentable, adj., fermentable.
fermentati-f, -ve, adj., fermentative.
fermentation, n.f., fermentation, working; (fig.) ferment.
fermenter, v.a., to ferment, to rise, to work. La pâte fermente; the dough is rising.
fermentescible, adj., fermentable.
fermer, v.a., to shut, to shut up, to fasten, to close, to close up; to encompass; to inclose. — la porte au nez de quelqu’un; to shut the door in any one’s face. — la porte à clef; to lock the door. — la porte à double tour; to double-lock the door. — la porte au verrou; to bolt the door. — un robinet; to stop a cock. — la marche; to bring up the rear. — de haies; to hedge in. — de palissades; to rail in, fence in. — de murs; to wall in. — les yeux sur quelque chose; to wink at anything. — les yeux à la lumière; to shut one’s eyes to the truth. — l’oreille aux médisances; to ignore slander. — la bouche à quelqu’un; to stop any one’s mouth. — boutique; to shut up shop. — les yeux à or de quelqu’un; to close the eyes of any one (in death). — l’écurie quand les chevaux sont partis; (prov.) to shut the stable when the steed is out.
se fermer, v.r., to shut, to shut up, to close, to be closed, to be inclosed, to be encompassed. Cette plaie se fermera bientôt; that wound will soon close up.