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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English coucher, from Anglo-Norman; equivalent to couch +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coucher (plural couchers)

  1. One who couches.
  2. (papermaking) One who couches paper.
  3. (UK, law, obsolete) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.
    • 1601, John Keymor, “Observation made upon the Dutch fishing”, in The Phenix:
      She [the Herring-Buss] imployeth […] at Land Viewers, Packers, […] Couchers to make the Herrings lawful Merchandizes.
  4. The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.
    • 1559, Iniunctions geven by the Queenes Maiestie […] :
      bookes, and specially of Grayles, Couchers, Legends, Processionailes […]

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Doublet of colloquer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.ʃe/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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coucher

  1. (transitive) to lay, to lay down
  2. (transitive) to put to bed, to put up (a lodger)
  3. (reflexive) to go to bed
  4. (reflexive) to set (of celestial objects)
    Antonym: se lever
    Quand le Soleil se couche-t-il ce soir ? ― When does the sun set?
    Le Soleil se lève à l’est et se couche à l’ouest.
    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
    Les deux cercles polaires sont les parallèles des régions polaires au-delà desquels il existe au moins une journée où le Soleil ne se lève pas en hiver, et ne se couche pas en été.
    The two polar circles are the parallels of the polar regions beyond which there is at least one day when the Sun does not rise in winter and does not set in summer.
  5. (transitive, agriculture) to lodge, to beat down (wheat)
  6. (transitive) to layer (branches)
  7. (transitive) to slant (writing)
  8. (transitive, military) to aim at
  9. (intransitive) to sleep
    • 1785, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Les 120 journées de Sodome, ou l'École du libertinage:
      Le soir, Michette est livrée en cul. Durcet prend la Martaine pour coucher dans sa chambre, à l’exemple du duc qui a Duclos et de Curval qui a Fanchon; cette fille prend sur lui le même empire lubrique que Duclos sur le duc.
      In the evening, Michette's arse is offered up. Durcet takes Martaine to sleep in his room, following the example of the duke, who has Duclos, and Curval, who has Fanchon; that girl has the same prurient hold on him as Duclos has on the duke.
  10. (intransitive) to sleep with [with avec]
    • Refrain of the song Lady Marmalade by Patti LaBelle:
      Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir ?
      Do you want to sleep with me tonight?
  11. (intransitive) to spend the night
  12. (intransitive) to lodge
  13. (intransitive) to pack off to bed

Conjugation

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Conjugation of coucher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple coucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple couchant
/ku.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle couché
/ku.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present couche
/kuʃ/ 		couches
/kuʃ/ 		couche
/kuʃ/ 		couchons
/ku.ʃɔ̃/ 		couchez
/ku.ʃe/ 		couchent
/kuʃ/
imperfect couchais
/ku.ʃɛ/ 		couchais
/ku.ʃɛ/ 		couchait
/ku.ʃɛ/ 		couchions
/ku.ʃjɔ̃/ 		couchiez
/ku.ʃje/ 		couchaient
/ku.ʃɛ/
past historic2 couchai
/ku.ʃe/ 		couchas
/ku.ʃa/ 		coucha
/ku.ʃa/ 		couchâmes
/ku.ʃam/ 		couchâtes
/ku.ʃat/ 		couchèrent
/ku.ʃɛʁ/
future coucherai
/kuʃ.ʁe/ 		coucheras
/kuʃ.ʁa/ 		couchera
/kuʃ.ʁa/ 		coucherons
/kuʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		coucherez
/kuʃ.ʁe/ 		coucheront
/kuʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional coucherais
/kuʃ.ʁɛ/ 		coucherais
/kuʃ.ʁɛ/ 		coucherait
/kuʃ.ʁɛ/ 		coucherions
/ku.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		coucheriez
/ku.ʃə.ʁje/ 		coucheraient
/kuʃ.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present couche
/kuʃ/ 		couches
/kuʃ/ 		couche
/kuʃ/ 		couchions
/ku.ʃjɔ̃/ 		couchiez
/ku.ʃje/ 		couchent
/kuʃ/
imperfect2 couchasse
/ku.ʃas/ 		couchasses
/ku.ʃas/ 		couchât
/ku.ʃa/ 		couchassions
/ku.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		couchassiez
/ku.ʃa.sje/ 		couchassent
/ku.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — couche
/kuʃ/ 		— couchons
/ku.ʃɔ̃/ 		couchez
/ku.ʃe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: kouche
  • → Esperanto: kuŝi
  • → German: kusch
  • → Italian: cucciare

Noun

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coucher m (plural couchers)

  1. going to bed
  2. bedding
  3. room and board
  4. setting (sun)
    coucher de soleil — sunset, sundown

Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman; equivalent to couche +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːtʃər/, /ˈkuːtʃuːr/

Noun

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coucher (plural couchers)

  1. A worker of inlaid gems and metals.
  2. A book containing prayers; a prayer-book.
  3. (rare) One who lies in bed (either due to necessity or laziness).
  4. (rare) A breed of dog.

Descendants

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References

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French couchier.

Verb

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coucher

  1. (transitive) to put to bed

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of coucher
infinitive simple coucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple couchant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle couché
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present couche couches couche couchons couchez couchent
imperfect couchois, couchoys couchois, couchoys couchoit, couchoyt couchions, couchyons couchiez, couchyez couchoient, couchoyent
past historic coucha couchas coucha couchasmes couchastes coucherent
future coucherai, coucheray coucheras couchera coucherons coucherez coucheront
conditional coucherois, coucheroys coucherois, coucheroys coucheroit, coucheroyt coucherions, coucheryons coucheriez, coucheryez coucheroient, coucheroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present couche couches couche couchons couchez couchent
imperfect couchasse couchasses couchast couchassions couchassiez couchassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — couche — couchons couchez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

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Noun

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coucher m (plural couchers)

  1. setting (of the sun)
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