cogner
French → English
(physics/action) To bang/hit: to strike something or someone with violence, often causing noise or pain
Le vent violent cogne les voiles du navire et on entend le bruit sourd du bois qui craque.
(English) The violent wind bangs against the ship's sails and the dull sound of cracking wood is heard.
Il a cogné sa tête contre le marchepied de sa voiture en glissant sur une botte de paille.
(English) He banged his head against the running board of his car while slipping on a bale of straw.
(slang) To stink: a colloquial term meaning to emit a very strong, foul, or putrid odor
Quand l'argent se mêle à l'odeur du brûlé, ça pue et ça cogne dans tout le quartier.
(English) When money mixes with the smell of burning, it stinks and reeks throughout the neighborhood.
Cette vieille viande de boucherie commence à vraiment cogner dans la cuisine.
(English) That old butcher's meat is starting to really stink in the kitchen.
Entry ID: fr:en:cogner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary