coucher — meaning in English

English meaning

• lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
• set verb To put something in a particular place or position.

Senses

coucher is used for these senses in English:

• chop-chop Used to urge someone to do something quickly.
• go to bed with (euphemistic) To have sex with someone.
• lay To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
• lie down (intransitive) To assume a horizontal position.
• put to bed (transitive) To help someone, for example a child, go to bed.
• sack out (slang) To fall asleep, usually from implied exhaustion.
• set (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
• sleep with (idiomatic, euphemism) To have sexual intercourse with.

lay — full definition

1. verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
2. verb To produce and deposit an egg.
3. verb To set out or establish a plan, rule, or foundation.
4. adj Not belonging to the clergy; not a professional or expert in a given field.

set — full definition

1. verb To put something in a particular place or position.
2. verb To fix or establish a time, rule, or level.
3. verb To become solid or firm.
4. verb To go down below the horizon, of the sun or moon.
5. noun A group of matching or related things.

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