lecoin

masculine

/kwɛ̃/

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Translation

corner, spot, area

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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There is a nice little café just around the corner from my street.

.

We found a quiet spot in the park to eat.

- ?

Do you know a good place to eat in this neighbourhood?

.

Put the bag in the corner of the kitchen.

tous .

The children are playing in every corner of the house.

.

Put the chair in the corner of the kitchen.

Coin est un nom masculin avec deux sens principaux : l'angle forme par deux lignes ou surfaces (corner) et un endroit particulier (spot, area). Au coin de la rue (at the corner of the street) et dans mon coin (in my area, locally) sont tres frequents.

Coin cuisine (kitchen area) et coin repos (rest area) designent des zones fonctionnelles. Dans un coin (in a corner) et aux quatre coins (in all four corners) sont des localisations spatiales. Coin-coin est l'onomatopee du canard, sans rapport. Mettre quelqu'un au coin (to put someone in the corner) est une punition enfantine.

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