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ils collent

stick, cling

→ coller
coll to pin (blame or a crime) on + ent 3rd-person plural present ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #42,691
stick, cling In the last example, colloquially means “give” (a fine).
FR: Les étiquettes collent bien sur le verre.
EN: The labels stick well to the glass.
Conjugation of coller
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First colle —
Second — collez
Third colle collent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First colle —
Third colle collent

Les habits mouillés me collent à la peau.

Wet clothes stick to my skin.

Qu'ils me collent une amende, je m'en tape.

Let them fine me—I couldn't care less.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Les autocollants ne collent pas.

The stickers won't stick.

Les vêtements mouillés collent au corps.

Wet clothes stick to the body.

Les vêtements mouillés collent à la peau.

Wet clothes stick to the skin.

J'en ai plusieurs qui me collent.

I have several of them sticking to me.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)