couler
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verb
- to sink
- to castmetal); to pour (liquid
- to flow, to run; to slip, to skid
- to shedi.e. shed blood
- to go bankrupt
Forms
Present
| I | coule |
|---|---|
| you | coules |
| he, she, it | coule |
| we | coulons |
| you (plural) | coulez |
| they | coulent |
Imperfect
| I | coulais |
|---|---|
| you | coulais |
| he, she, it | coulait |
| we | coulions |
| you (plural) | couliez |
| they | coulaient |
Past historic
| I | coulai |
|---|---|
| you | coulas |
| he, she, it | coula |
| we | coulâmes |
| you (plural) | coulâtes |
| they | coulèrent |
Future
| I | coulerai |
|---|---|
| you | couleras |
| he, she, it | coulera |
| we | coulerons |
| you (plural) | coulerez |
| they | couleront |
Conditional
| I | coulerais |
|---|---|
| you | coulerais |
| he, she, it | coulerait |
| we | coulerions |
| you (plural) | couleriez |
| they | couleraient |
Subjunctive
| I | coule |
|---|---|
| you | coules |
| he, she, it | coule |
| we | coulions |
| you (plural) | couliez |
| they | coulent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | coulasse |
|---|---|
| you | coulasses |
| he, she, it | coulât |
| we | coulassions |
| you (plural) | coulassiez |
| they | coulassent |
Imperative
| you | coule |
|---|---|
| we | coulons |
| you (plural) | coulez |
Other forms
| infinitive | couler |
|---|---|
| past participle | coulé |
| gerund | coulant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Au mois de mars, quand le jour est chaud et la nuit est froide, l'eau d'érable coule.In March, when the day is warm and the night is cold, the maple sap runs.A2La cabane à sucre — The sugar shack
- La pluie crépitait toujours sur le toit; de temps en temps un coup de vent venait fouetter la fenêtre de gouttes pesantes qui coulaient ensuite sur le carreau comme des larmes lentes.The rain always crackled on the roof; from time to time a blow of wind whipped the window with heavy drops that then flowed on the tile like slow tears.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- L'eau-de-feu coulera pendant le festin ce cette nuit.The firewater will flow during the feast tonight.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- L’hôtelier sentit une sueur froide couler le long de son échine.The hotelier felt a cold sweat flowing along his chin.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires