coin

/kwɛ̃/

noun #872 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

corner, spot, area

Grammar

Gender

Examples

boulangerie .

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

parc pique-niquer.

We found a quiet spot in the park for a picnic.

- ?

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

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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