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couler.

to sink

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ku.le/
  1. to sink

    transitive
  2. to cast (metal); to pour (liquid)

    transitive
  3. to sink

    intransitive
    Le bateau de croisière MV Explorer a commencé à couler après avoir heurté un iceberg.
  4. to flow, to run; to slip, to skid

    intransitive
  5. to shed (i.e. shed blood)

    intransitive
  6. to go bankrupt

    intransitive
  7. to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.)

    Quebec · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Latin cōlāre (“filter, strain, purify”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.