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coucher.

to lay, to lay down

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ku.ʃe/
  1. to lay, to lay down

    transitive
  2. to put to bed, to put up (a lodger)

    transitive
  3. to go to bed

    reflexive
  4. to set (of celestial objects)

    reflexive
    Quand le Soleil se couche-t-il ce soir ?
    Le Soleil se lève à l'est et se couche à l'ouest.
  5. to lodge, to beat down (wheat)

    transitive
  6. to layer (branches)

    transitive
  7. to slant (writing)

    transitive
  8. to aim at

    transitive
  9. to sleep

    intransitive
  10. to sleep with

    intransitive
  11. to spend the night

    intransitive
  12. to lodge

    intransitive
  13. to pack off to bed

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of colloquer.

noun/ku.ʃe/
  1. going to bed

    masculine
  2. bedding

    masculine
  3. room and board

    masculine
  4. setting (sun)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of colloquer.

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