couler

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, from Latin cōlāre (“filter, strain, purify”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.le/ === Verb === couler (transitive) to sink (transitive) to cast (metal); to pour (liquid) (intransitive) to sink (intransitive) to flow, to run; to slip, to skid (intransitive) to shed (i.e. shed blood) (intransitive) to go bankrupt (transitive, Quebec) to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== écouler === Further reading === “couler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === clouer, croule, croulé == Walloon == === Etymology === From Old French, from Latin cōlō, cōlare (“filter, strain, purify”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.le/ === Verb === couler to flow ==== Conjugation ====