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/kwɛ̃.se/

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Translation

stuck, jammed

Word origin

Past participle of coincer ('to wedge, to jam'), from coin ('corner, wedge'), from Latin cuneus ('wedge').

Origin
Latin
Root
cuneus
English cognates
coin

Grammar

Femininecoincée
Masc pluralcoincés
Fem pluralcoincées

Examples

, ' l'.

The door is stuck, I cannot open it.

l'.

We were stuck in the lift.

tiroir .

The drawer has been jammed since this morning.

.

She feels caught between her work and her family.

l'imprimante.

The sheet of paper was jammed in the printer.

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This word is part of lesson 31.