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ils couchent

sleep with, have sex with, go to bed

→ coucher
couch to sleep with, to have sex with + ent 3rd-person plural present ending
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #45,800
sleep with, have sex with When used with a person, this often means having sex.
FR: Ils couchent ensemble.
EN: They sleep together.
go to bed Used with the reflexive pronoun se.
FR: Les enfants se couchent à neuf heures.
EN: The children go to bed at nine.
Conjugation of coucher
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First couche —
Second — couchez
Third couche couchent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First couche —
Third couche couchent

J'ai entendu qu'ils mangent des bébés et couchent avec des chiens.

I heard they eat babies and have sex with dogs.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Normalement, les enfants se couchent tôt.

Children usually go to bed early.

— Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs (2010)

Pourquoi les femmes couchent avec des ordures ?

Why do women sleep with garbage?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Tu sais qu'à Rio, toutes les femmes couchent avant de se marier ?

You know that in Rio, all women have sex before they get married?

— Central do Brasil (1998)

C'est quand les gens s'aiment, mais ne couchent pas ensemble.

It's when people love each other but don't sleep together.

— La petite Véra (1988)