se coucher

to go to bed

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phrase Common #6,443
to go to bed Can also mean “to set” when referring to the sun. Literally, it means to lie oneself down.
FR: Il est temps de se coucher.
EN: It’s time to go to bed.

Thomas est allé se coucher.

Thomas went to bed.

On devrait aller se coucher.

We should go to bed.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Il alla se coucher après avoir fini.

He went to bed after he finished.

Il est l'heure de se coucher.

It's time to go to bed.

Il regarde la télé, puis il va se coucher.

He watches TV, then he goes to bed.

Rosa, on va se coucher, il est tard.

Rosa, let's go to bed; it's late.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Boire du lait chaud avant de se coucher aide à bien dormir.

Drinking warm milk before going to bed helps you sleep well.

Écoute, il est très tard, alors on devrait tous aller se coucher.

Listen, it’s very late, so we should all go to bed.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je lui ai dit d'aller se coucher, mais rien à faire.

I told him/her to go to bed, but there was no getting through to him/her.

— Rebecca (1940)

Espérons qu'on pourra se coucher de bonne heure.

Hopefully we can go to bed early.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Il est très mal en point et voudrait se coucher.

He is in very bad shape and would like to lie down.

— Henry V (1989)

Dis aux enfants qu'il faut qu'ils aillent se coucher.

Tell the children they need to go to bed.

Elle est partie se coucher.

She went to bed.

Se coucher ?

To go to bed ?

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Il est temps de se coucher.

It's time to go to bed.

Ron est allé se coucher ?

Has Ron gone to bed?

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Les japonais aiment prendre un bain chaud avant de se coucher.

Japanese people like to take a hot bath before going to bed.

Le soleil vient de se coucher.

The sun has just set.

IL va être l'heure d'aller se coucher !

It’s going to be time to go to bed!

— Yi Yi (2000)

Elle avait l'habitude de prier avant de se coucher.

She used to pray before going to bed.

Il a survolé le journal avant de se coucher.

He skimmed the newspaper before going to bed.

Quelques minutes après avoir fini son travail, il est allé se coucher.

A few minutes after finishing his work, he went to bed.

Avec le couvre-feu, on n'a plus l'habitude de se coucher aussi tard.

With the curfew, we're no longer used to going to bed so late.

— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Sami allait se coucher.

Sami was going to bed.

On doit se coucher à quelle heure ?

What time should we go to bed?

Il parcourut le journal avant d'aller se coucher.

He read through the newspaper before going to bed.

Les enfants doivent se coucher tôt.

Children should go to bed early.

Il est allé se coucher à dix heures comme d'habitude.

He went to bed at ten as usual.

Elle avait l'habitude de prier avant d'aller se coucher.

She used to pray before going to bed.

Il était sur le point d'aller se coucher.

He was about to go to bed.

Elle a fermé les rideaux et est allée se coucher.

She closed the curtains and went to bed.

Et après le feuilleton, il va se coucher.

And after the soap opera, he goes to bed.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Le soleil est sur le point de se coucher.

The sun is about to set.

Le soleil va bientôt se coucher.

The sun will soon set.

— Night Watch (2004)

C'est l'heure d'aller se coucher.

It's time to go to bed.

Les bizuts vont pas se coucher avant nous.

The newbies aren't going to bed before us.

— Grave (2017)

Le soleil va se coucher.

The sun is going to set.

Le soleil venait de se coucher.

The sun had just set.

Personne va se coucher aussi tôt.

No one is going to bed that early.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Je me lève quand ils vont se coucher.

I get up when they go to bed.

Jimmy, il est l'heure de se coucher.

Jimmy, it's time for bed.

C'est l'heure de se coucher.

It's time to go to bed.

Bon, mes enfants sont allés se coucher.

Well, my children have gone to bed.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Allez, on va se coucher.

Okay, let's go to bed.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il est l'heure d'aller se coucher.

It's time to go to bed.

Il est temps d'aller se coucher.

It's time to go to bed.

Nous avons regardé le soleil se coucher derrière les montagnes.

We watched the sun set behind the mountains.

Le soleil va bientôt se coucher !

The sun is about to set!

— Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Pourquoi est-il plus facile de se coucher tard que de se lever tôt ?

Why is it easier to go to bed late than to get up early?

C'est l'heure de se coucher, Sugar Ray.

It's bedtime, Sugar Ray.

Je fis se coucher mon chien.

I made my dog lie down.

On se lave toujours avant de se coucher.

We always wash before going to bed.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Je voyais le soleil se coucher au loin, sur l'horizon de sable infini.

I could see the sun setting in the distance, over the horizon of endless sand.

— Burning (2018)

Se coucher le ventre vide ?

Going to bed on an empty stomach?

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Ils allèrent se coucher très tard.

They went to bed very late.

On ne peut pas aller se coucher et s'en occuper demain ?

Can't we go to bed and deal with it tomorrow?

— Picnic (1955)