couler
Meanings
Verb
1. to sink (transitive)
2. to cast (metal); to pour (liquid) (transitive)
3. to sink (intransitive)
4. to flow, to run; to slip, to skid (intransitive)
5. to shed (i.e. shed blood) (intransitive)
6. to go bankrupt (intransitive)
7. to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.) (transitive, Quebec)
Examples140
Le Titanic a coulé en 1912.
The Titanic sank in 1912.
Le Titanic coula en 1912.
The Titanic sank in 1912.
Le Rhin coule entre la France et l’Allemagne.
The Rhine runs between France and Germany.
Ne laisse pas l'eau couler.
Don't leave the water running.
Il a dû laisser l'eau couler.
He must have left the water running.
Il a laissé l'eau couler.
He left the water running.