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écouler

to sell off, to get rid of, to flow, to run out, to pass

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é Past participle + coul to bring down, to ruin + er Infinitive
verb Rare #41,425
to sell off, to get rid of Often used for selling or disposing of goods or a stock of items.
FR: Il faut écouler les derniers billets avant vendredi.
EN: We need to sell off the last tickets before Friday.
to flow, to run out Usually used as s’écouler when something flows or drains away.
FR: Laissez l’eau s’écouler dans l’évier.
EN: Let the water run down the sink.
to pass, to elapse Usually used as s’écouler when referring to time.
FR: Les heures semblent s’écouler lentement.
EN: The hours seem to pass slowly.
Conjugation of écouler
écouler

J'ai vu un siècle s'écouler.

I saw a century pass.

J'ai rasé les murs une semaine pour écouler le paquet de Pittsburgh.

I kept a low profile for a week to move the Pittsburgh package.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Une année peut s'écouler si rapidement.

A year can pass so quickly.

Laissez le jus s'écouler, puis placez le rôti sur un plat.

Let the juices drain, then place the roast on a platter.

Quelqu'un a laissé l'eau s'écouler.

Someone left the water running.

Karen et moi, on irait écouler les revolvers.

Karen and I would go sell off the revolvers.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ce serait dommage de les écouler en Angleterre.

It would be a shame to sell them off in England.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Sounds similar to

écouter e . k u . t e