/kwɛ̃.se/
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
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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