couler
Meaning
- (transitive) to sink
- (transitive) to cast (metal); to pour (liquid)
- (intransitive) to sink
- (intransitive) to flow, to run; to slip, to skid
- (intransitive) to shed (i.e. shed blood)
- (intransitive) to go bankrupt
- (Quebec, transitive) to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.)
Concepts
flow out
roll down
feel depressed
be washed away
be flowing
gush out
Synonyms
se noyer
s’écouler
faire sombrer
faire eau
avoir une fuite
faire couler
se répandre
s’effondrer
s’égoutter
s’enfoncer
s’estomper
se sentir déprimé
se déteindre
fuire
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ku.le/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French, from Latin cōlāre (“filter, strain, purify”).
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