"couche" meaning in French

See couche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kuʃ/ Audio: Fr-couche.ogg Forms: couches [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal of coucher. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|coucher}} Deverbal of coucher Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} couche f (plural couches)
  1. (literary) bed (place for sleeping) Tags: feminine, literary
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-noun--iosCh7u Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. nappy/diaper Tags: feminine Synonyms: drapeau [Louisiana]
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-noun-oGmj1iR6
  3. coat (of paint) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-noun-U1Z58kUG
  4. layer (of soil, snow etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-noun-k0o8zQdc
  5. (chiefly in the plural) childbirth Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-noun-cqKqlvBp
  6. (chemistry) shell Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-noun-zmNcTqv~ Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: couche d’ozone, en rajouter un couche, en remettre une couche, fausse couche, sous-couche

Verb

IPA: /kuʃ/ Audio: Fr-couche.ogg
Etymology: Deverbal of coucher. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|coucher}} Deverbal of coucher Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} couche
  1. inflection of coucher:
    first/third-person singular imperfect indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person Form of: coucher
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-verb-r3PuCvBq Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French deverbals: 4 1 1 1 1 8 37 37 8 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 0 0 0 10 36 36 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 1 1 1 1 4 21 21 5 11 11 16 1 1 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 0 0 4 23 23 3 11 11 17 1 0 1 1 2
  2. inflection of coucher:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: coucher
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-verb-sKOa1iQs Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French deverbals: 4 1 1 1 1 8 37 37 8 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 0 0 0 10 36 36 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 1 1 1 1 4 21 21 5 11 11 16 1 1 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 0 0 4 23 23 3 11 11 17 1 0 1 1 2
  3. inflection of coucher:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: coucher
    Sense id: en-couche-fr-verb-GXkHlAaW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 0 0 0 0 10 36 36 10

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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