shutter

n.

1. One that shuts, as:
   1. A hinged cover or screen for a window, usually fitted with louvers.
   2. A mechanical device of a camera that controls the duration of a photographic exposure, as by opening and closing to allow light coming through the lens to expose a plate or film.
2. shutters Music. The movable louvers on a pipe organ, controlled by pedals, that open and close the swell box.

tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To furnish or close with shutters: locked the doors and shuttered the windows.
2. To cause to cease operations; close down: shuttered the store for the holiday.

(1) An opaque window that is moved in one direction to let light in and in another to close off the light. In fixed-lens cameras, one shutter often suffices for aperture and speed. In most single lens reflex (SLR) cameras, the camera has a built-in shutter that pops up to let light in and drops down after a certain amount of time, while each lens contains its own diaphragm shutter that acts like an iris to let light pass (aperture setting). See shutter speed, aperture and shutter lag.

(2) To close down an operation, project or venture.

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A movable panel, often one of a pair used to cover an opening, especially a window opening; provides privacy and some thermal insulation when closed; also see battened shutter, boxing shutter, folding shutter.

solid shutters

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IN BRIEF: A window cover or house decoration with slats.

The addition of a bright blue shutter enhanced the house's appearance.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vinduesskodde, lukker
v. tr. - lukke med skodder, sætte skodder for

idioms:

• put up the shutters    sætte skodderne for, lukke butikken

Nederlands (Dutch)
luik, rolluik, sluiter

Français (French)
n. - volet, store, (Phot) obturateur
v. tr. - fermer les volets

idioms:

• put up the shutters    (lit) fermer le magasin, (fig) fermer boutique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fensterladen, Verschluß
v. - durch Fensterläden schließen

idioms:

• put up the shutters    zumachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παντζούρι, παραθυρόφυλλο, φωτοφράκτης, (μεταλλικό) ρολό (καταστήματος κ.λπ.), (πληθ.) (καθομ.) μάτια
v. - τοποθετώ παντζούρια, κλείνω τα παντζούρια ή τα ρολά, (καθομ.) κατεβάζω θεατρική παράσταση

idioms:

• put up the shutters    βάζω οριστικό λουκέτο

Italiano (Italian)
imposta, saracinesca, otturatore

idioms:

• put up the shutters    chiudere bottega

Português (Portuguese)
n. - persiana (f), veneziana (f), portinhola (f)
v. - fechar a janela com persianas ou venezianas

idioms:

• put up the shutters    fechar as portas do estabelecimento

Русский (Russian)
тот, кто закрывает, ставень, затвор, затвор объектива, обтюратор, закрывать ставнями

idioms:

• put up the shutters    закрыть предприятие

Español (Spanish)
n. - contraventana, postigo, telón metálico, obturador
v. tr. - cerrar (un comercio) por el día o permanentemente, cerrar o proveer de postigos

idioms:

• put up the shutters    cerrar definitivamente, desistir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fönsterlucka, slutare (foto)
v. - förse med fönsterluckor, stänga med fönsterluckor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
百叶窗, 快门, 遮门, 装以遮门, 以百叶窗遮闭

idioms:

• put up the shutters    关店, 打烊, 停业

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 百葉窗, 快門, 遮門
v. tr. - 裝以遮門, 以百葉窗遮閉

idioms:

• put up the shutters    關店, 打烊, 停業

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 덧문, (사진기의) 셔터, 눈꺼풀
v. tr. - 덧문을 달다, ~의 겉창을 닫다, (사진기에) 셔터를 달다

idioms:

• put up the shutters    덧문을 닫다, 빈지문을 닫다, 가게를 아주 닫다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - よろい戸, 雨戸, シャッター
v. - よろい戸を締める, …によろい戸を付ける

idioms:

• put up the shutters    よろい戸を締める, 閉店する, 店を畳む, 雨戸を閉める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصراع ألكاميرا, مصراع ألنافذة أو ألباب (فعل) يزود بمصاريع, يغلق بمصراع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תריס, סגר, צמצם‬
v. tr. - ‮הגיף תריסים‬

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