What does cogner in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word cogner in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cogner in French.
The word cogner in French means bang, bang, knock, hit, strike, hit, thump, stink, reek, whiff, bang into, hit your on , hit your against, not give a damn. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cogner
bangverbe transitif indirect (heurter) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le volet cogne contre le mur. The shutter is banging against the wall. |
bang, knockverbe transitif indirect (frapper) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La voisine cogne à la porte. The neighbour banged (or: knocked) on the door. |
hit, strikeverbe transitif (butter contre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Je n'ai pas fait attention et ma tête a cogné l'étagère. I was not careful and my head hit the shelf. |
hitverbe transitif (familier (frapper) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le voyou a cogné sa victime jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'écroule. The thug hit his victim until she collapsed. |
thumpverbe intransitif (battre en faisant du bruit) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") J'avais tellement peur que je pouvais entendre mon cœur cogner. I was so scared that I could hear my heart thumping. |
stink, reek, whiffverbe intransitif (familier (puer, sentir mauvais) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Dis donc, ce camembert, il cogne ! Oh my goodness that camembert stinks! |
bang intoverbe pronominal (butter contre) Aïe ! Je me suis cognée contre la porte. Ow! I banged into the door. |
hit your on , hit your againstverbe pronominal (butter une partie de son corps contre) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Aïe ! Je me suis cogné le genou sur la table basse, ça fait mal ! |
not give a damnlocution verbale (très familier (ne rien avoir à faire de) (slang) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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