coincer

French

Etymology

From coin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwɛ̃.se/

Verb

coincer

  1. to wedge, to jam, to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
  2. to turn a corner
  3. (informal) to catch out, to expose
  4. (informal, intransitive) to cause problem
    Ça coince encore pour moi! I am in trouble again!
  5. (figuratively) to corner, to trap
  6. (reflexive, se coincer) to get stuck

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

Further reading


Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin cognōscere.

Verb

coincer

  1. to know; to be familiar with

Derived terms

  • coincimiento

See also


Norman

Etymology

Verb

coincer

  1. (Jersey, reflexive, s'coincer) to get tipsy

Synonyms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.