SESKStuff Everyone Should Know
SESK: Stuff Everyone Should Know · sesk.info/fr-ferme

A shop door in France says FERMÉ. What does it mean?

Fermé means closed.

Start playing free

  1. Closed ✔
  2. Open
  3. Sale

Why: Fermé means closed. The opposite sign is ouvert, open. Many small shops in France close for lunch or one day a week, so check the hours.

Huh, didn't know that: Fermé le lundi means closed on Mondays.

The dad joke
I went to a French store that sells only jokes. It was fermé, they said I'd heard them all.
Like this card?
Play the game

References

Answer: Closed. Fermé means closed. The opposite sign is ouvert, open. Many small shops in France close for lunch or one day a week, so check the hours.

  1. Larousse French-English: fermé www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/ferm%C3%A9
    [magasin, bureau, restaurant] closed fermé le lundi closed on Mondays
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Larousse French-English: ouvert www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/ouvert
    adjectif [porte, tiroir] open
    Checked 2026-10-12.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

Test yourself in the game

LanguagesIn the Paris metro you see a sign that says SORTIE. What does it mean?LanguagesA museum door in France has a sign saying ENTRÉE. What does it mean?LanguagesIn France, how do you say the number 90?

That's stuff everyone should know.