"couler" meaning in French

See couler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ku.le/ Audio: Fr-couler.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, from Latin cōlāre (“filter, strain, purify”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{inh|fr|la|cōlō|cōlāre|t=filter, strain, purify}} Latin cōlāre (“filter, strain, purify”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} couler Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], couler [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], coulant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], coulé [participle, past], coule [first-person, indicative, present, singular], coules [indicative, present, second-person, singular], coule [indicative, present, singular, third-person], coulons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], coulez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], coulent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], coulais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], coulais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], coulait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], coulions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], couliez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], coulaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], coulai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], coulas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], coula [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], coulâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], coulâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], coulèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], coulerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], couleras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], coulera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], coulerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], coulerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], couleront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], coulerais [conditional, first-person, singular], coulerais [conditional, second-person, singular], coulerait [conditional, singular, third-person], coulerions [conditional, first-person, plural], couleriez [conditional, plural, second-person], couleraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], coule [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], coules [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], coule [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], coulions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], couliez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], coulent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], coulasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], coulasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], coulât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], coulassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], coulassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], coulassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], coule [imperative, second-person, singular], coulons [first-person, imperative, plural], coulez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to sink Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-5e9onepY
  2. (transitive) to cast (metal); to pour (liquid) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-HjDoJuBI
  3. (intransitive) to sink Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-5e9onepY1
  4. (intransitive) to flow, to run; to slip, to skid Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-ftkjMF7S
  5. (intransitive) to shed (i.e. shed blood) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-rvRWtzRA
  6. (intransitive) to go bankrupt Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-1-sqaT8o Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 7 21 63 3 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 10 13 10 15 10 29 12
  7. (transitive, Quebec) to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.) Tags: Quebec, transitive
    Sense id: en-couler-fr-verb-FC6k0W2O Categories (other): Quebec French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coulant, coulée, couler à flots, couler de source, couler un bronze, couloir, écouler, nœud coulant, se la couler douce Related terms: écouler

Inflected forms

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      "form": "coulasse",
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      "form": "coulassions",
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        "to cast (metal); to pour (liquid)"
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        "(transitive) to cast (metal); to pour (liquid)"
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        {
          "text": "Le bateau de croisière MV Explorer a commencé à couler après avoir heurté un iceberg."
        }
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        "(intransitive) to flow, to run; to slip, to skid"
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        "(transitive, Quebec) to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.)"
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