couler

couler [kule] vi → to flow, run (= fuir) [stylo, récipient] → to leak (= sombrer) [bateau] → to sink

vt [+ cloche, sculpture] → to cast [+ bateau]; to sink (fig); to ruin, bring down: (= passer);

couler une vie heureuse → to enjoy a happy life;

se couler dans [+ interstice etc] → to slip into;

faire couler [+ eau] → to run;

faire couler un bain → to run a bath;

il a coulé une bielle (Auto) → his big end went;

couler de source → to follow on naturally;

couler à pic → to sink ou go straight to the bottom