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Translation for 'to clamp one's mouth shut' from English to French

	pincer la bouche	to clamp one's mouth shut
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	écraser `[ne pas protester]`	to keep one's mouth shut
	se jeter dans la gueule du loup `[loc.]`	to stick one's head in the lion's mouth `[idiom]`
	se boucler dans sa chambre	to shut oneself in one's room
	anat. se rincer la bouche	to rinse one's mouth
	se refuser à reconnaître qc.	to shut one's eyes to sth. `[fig.]`
	rester cloîtré dans sa chambre	to shut oneself away in one's room
	se rincer la bouche	to rinse one's mouth out
	mains `{f.pl}` en porte-voix	one's hands cupped around one's mouth
	ne pas desserrer les dents `[fam.]` `[loc.]`	to never once open one's mouth `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	cuis. emporter la bouche `[épices]` `[loc.]` `[fam.]`	to take the roof off one's mouth `[idiom]` `[coll.]`
	cuis. emporter la gueule `[épices]` `[loc.]` `[fam.]`	to take the roof off one's mouth `[idiom]` `[coll.]`
	laisser un (mauvais) goût dans la bouche `[aussi fig.]`	to leave a nasty taste in one's mouth `[also fig.]`
	accoucher d'une souris `[loc.]`	to not put one's money where one's mouth is `[idiom]`
	naître dans la soie `[loc.]`	to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth `[idiom]`
	être né coiffé `[loc.]`	to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth `[idiom]`
	naître coiffé `[loc.]`	to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth `[idiom]`
	Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. `[loc.]`	A shut mouth catches no flies. `[idiom]`
	fermer la porte au nez de qn.	to shut the door in sb.'s face
	Ferme la fenêtre ! Il y a du courant d'air !	Shut the window! It's draughty. `[Br.]`
	Ferme la fenêtre ! Il y a du courant d'air !	Shut the window! It's drafty. `[Am.]`

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Translation for 'to clamp one's mouth shut' from English to French

to clamp one's mouth shut: pincer la bouche
to keep one's mouth shut: écraser [ne pas protester]
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to stick one's head in the lion's mouth [idiom]: se jeter dans la gueule du loup [loc.]
to shut oneself in one's room: se boucler dans sa chambre
to rinse one's mouth: se rincer la boucheanat.
to shut one's eyes to sth. [fig.]: se refuser à reconnaître qc.
to shut oneself away in one's room: rester cloîtré dans sa chambre
to rinse one's mouth out: se rincer la bouche
one's hands cupped around one's mouth: mains {f.pl} en porte-voix
to never once open one's mouth [coll.] [idiom]: ne pas desserrer les dents [fam.] [loc.]
to take the roof off one's mouth [idiom] [coll.]: emporter la bouche [épices] [loc.] [fam.]cuis.

emporter la gueule [épices] [loc.] [fam.]cuis.
to leave a nasty taste in one's mouth [also fig.]: laisser un (mauvais) goût dans la bouche [aussi fig.]
to not put one's money where one's mouth is [idiom]: accoucher d'une souris [loc.]
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth [idiom]: naître dans la soie [loc.]

être né coiffé [loc.]

naître coiffé [loc.]
A shut mouth catches no flies. [idiom]: Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. [loc.]
to shut the door in sb.'s face: fermer la porte au nez de qn.
Shut the window! It's draughty. [Br.]: Ferme la fenêtre ! Il y a du courant d'air !
Shut the window! It's drafty. [Am.]: Ferme la fenêtre ! Il y a du courant d'air !

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