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coffrer

to lock up, to jail

k ɔ . f ʁ e
coffr box; encase + er Infinitive
verb Rare #30,455
to lock up, to jail Informal/slang (often used for putting someone in jail).
FR: La police va le coffrer.
EN: The police are going to lock him up.

Mais si vous frappez encore un policier, je vous fais coffrer !

But if you hit a police officer again, I'll have you locked up!

— De tout cœur (1998)

Je vais te coffrer !

I'm going to lock you up!

— De tout cœur (1998)

Je vais coffrer l'assassin.

I'm going to put the murderer behind bars.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Il faut coffrer ce gang une bonne fois pour toutes.

We need to lock this gang up once and for all.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Je te ferai coffrer.

I'll have you locked up.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Tu peux pas me coffrer pour ça.

You can't lock me up for that.

— American Gangster (2007)

On va finir par vous coffrer !

We're going to end up throwing you in jail!

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

Moi je t'aurais fait coffrer !

I would've had you thrown in jail!

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

On pouvait les coffrer.

They could have been locked up.

— Taxi (1998)

On va me coffrer.

They're going to lock me up.