coucher
French → English
(Action) To lay down: to place something or someone in a horizontal position
Le vent couchait les arbres sur le sol après la tempête violente.
(English) The wind was laying the trees down on the ground after the violent storm.
On coucha le blessé sur un matelas pour stabiliser sa jambe cassée.
(English) The injured man was laid down on a mattress to stabilize his broken leg.
(Social) To sleep: to go to bed or spend the night, especially with someone
Ils ont couché ensemble dans cet hôtel après le dîner de mariage.
(English) They slept together in this hotel after the wedding dinner.
Quand nous arrivâmes enfin au refuge, tout le monde était déjà couché.
(English) When we finally arrived at the shelter, everyone was already in bed.
(Writing) To put in writing: to formally record information on a document
Il faut la coucher par écrit pour que cette promesse soit légale.
(English) It must be put in writing for this promise to be legal.
Le dirigeant a couché noir sur blanc sa position de négociation.
(English) The leader put his negotiating position down in black and white.
Entry ID: fr:en:coucher · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary