chut in French: shh (interjection)

/ʃyt/

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Translation

shh

Word origin

Imitative. The word simply writes down the hushing noise itself, the same way English 'shh' and 'hush' do, and it is recorded in French from the seventeenth century onwards.

Origin: Imitative
Root: chut

Examples

! .

Shh! The baby is asleep.

She put a finger to her lips and went shh.

, .

Shh, we do not talk during the film.

' .

The teacher said shh and the class fell silent.

! .

Shh! You are going to wake everybody up.

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This word is part of lesson 36.