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coincer

to trap

verb kwan-SEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to jam, to get stuck

Usage Note

Coincer means to wedge or jam something so it can't move, and is commonly used in the passive/reflexive: être coincé ('to be stuck' — in traffic, in a job). Colloquially it also means to corner someone (coincer quelqu'un — to catch them out). The noun un coin means a corner or wedge.

Examples

"La porte est coincée, je ne peux pas l'ouvrir."

Natural Translation

The door is jammed, I can't open it.

Literal Translation

The door is stuck, I not can it open.

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