Chut (en. Shush)

/ʃyt/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

interjection

Expression used to ask someone to be quiet.

When he started to speak, she quickly said 'shh' for him to be quiet.

Quand il a commencé à parler, elle a rapidement dit 'chut' pour qu'il se taise.

Used to indicate that something should be kept secret.

Shh, it's a secret between us.

Chut, c'est un secret entre nous.

Exclamation to draw attention to the need for silence.

Shh, listen, there's a strange noise.

Chut, écoute, il y a un bruit étrange.

From Old French, derived from the onomatopoeia for silence.

be quiet

To ask someone to be quiet.

faire chut

shh, it's just between us

To ask to keep a secret.

chut, ça reste entre nous

shh, I'm listening

To indicate that you want to hear something.

chut, j'écoute

silence

Absence of noise.

silence

secret

Information that should not be revealed.

secret

calm

State of absence of noise or agitation.

calme

Shh, it's confidential.

Shh, it's confidential, don't tell anyone.

Chut, c'est confidentiel, ne le dis à personne.

Shh, it's a scoop.

Shh, it's a scoop I'm telling you.

Chut, c'est un scoop que je te raconte.