coincent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coincent in the French»English Dictionary

I.coincer [kwɛ̃se] VB trans

1. coincer:

coincer (immobiliser) objet

to wedge

coincer (pour maintenir ouvert) porte, fenêtre

to wedge [sth] open

coincer (pour maintenir fermé) porte, fenêtre

to wedge [sth] shut

coincer éboulement, neige: personne

to trap

il a coincé la porte avec son pied

he put his foot in the door

ils m'ont coincé contre le mur

they pinned me (up) against the wall

2. coincer (bloquer):

coincer objet, clé, fermeture

to jam

il y a des papiers qui coincent le tiroir

there are some papers (which are) jamming the drawer

j'ai coincé ma fermeture

my zip Brit ou zipper Am is jammed ou caught

3. coincer (dans une porte, fermeture):

coincer vêtement, doigt

to catch

j'ai coincé mon écharpe dans la fermeture

I've caught my scarf in the zip Brit

j'ai coincé mon écharpe dans la fermeture

I've caught my scarf in the zipper Am

4. coincer (insérer):

coincer objet

to wedge

coinçons un des sacs sous le siège

let's wedge one of the bags under the seat

5. coincer (retenir) inf:

coincer personne

to catch, to corner

elle m'a coincé dans le couloir

she caught me in the corridor (pour faire to do)

se faire coincer par

to get caught ou cornered by

6. coincer (arrêter) sl:

coincer police:

to pick [sb] up inf

coincer police:

to nick Brit inf

criminel se faire coincer

to get oneself ou to be picked up

7. coincer (prendre en défaut) inf:

coincer personne

to catch [sb] out

il m'a coincé sur les coniques

he caught me out on conic sections

ils n'ont pas réussi à le coincer juridiquement

they failed to catch him out legally

II.coincer [kwɛ̃se] VB intr

1. coincer (résister au mouvement):

coincer fermeture, tiroir:

to stick

la pellicule coince dans l'appareil

the film is sticking

2. coincer (créer des problèmes) inf:

coincer relations:

to cause problems

il y a quelque chose qui coince entre nous

there's something causing problems between us

le nouveau projet de loi risque de coincer au Parlement

the new bill may cause problems in Parliament

ça coince

there's a problem

III.se coincer VB refl

1. se coincer (se bloquer):

se coincer objet:

to get stuck ou jammed

2. se coincer (se prendre):

se coincer les doigts

to get one's fingers caught

se coincer une vertèbre inf

to trap a nerve in one's back

se coincer un doigt dans une porte

to get a finger caught in a door

Translations for coincent in the English»French Dictionary

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wedge in

coincer [qn/qc]

box in

coincer inf

hamstring initiative, activity, economy

coincer inf

nab wrongdoer

coincer inf

jam in

coincer

nail down

coincer inf

pin down

coincer

he won't be pinned down

il ne se laissera pas coincer

pin person, part of body

coincer

to pin sb against or to wall, sofa, floor

coincer qn contre

pin MIL, SPORTS

coincer, bloquer

pin piece

coincer

snooker player, person

coincer

coincent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coincent in the French»English Dictionary

I.coincer [kwɛ̃se] VB trans

1. coincer (caler):

coincer entre deux chaises

to wedge between two chairs

2. coincer (immobiliser):

coincer qc personne

to jam sth

coincer qc grain de sable, panne

to jam sth up

3. coincer (acculer):

coincer qn contre un mur

to pin sb against a wall

4. coincer inf (attraper):

coincer

to grab

5. coincer inf (coller):

coincer

to catch out

II.coincer [kwɛ̃se] VB intr (poser problème)

coincer

to get sticky

III.coincer [kwɛ̃se] VB refl

se coincer le doigt

to pinch one's finger

Translations for coincent in the English»French Dictionary

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box in

coincer

fence in fig person

coincer

stymie

coincer

pin down

coincer

to pin down sb to sth

coincer qn sur qc

pin down

coincer

to tie sb down to sth inf

coincer qn sur qc

jam

coincer

jam

se coincer

sandwich

coincer

stick

se coincer

corner iron hum

coincer

coincent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

coincer entre deux chaises

to wedge between two chairs

coincer qc personne

to jam sth

coincer qc grain de sable, panne

to jam sth up

coincer qn contre un mur

to pin sb against a wall

se coincer le doigt

to pinch one's finger