rencogner

ʁɑ̃kɔɲe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of rencogner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

coincer

Rare

pousser quelqu'un dans un coin pour le coincer

Rare

Dans la ruelle, ils l’ont rencogné dans un coin pour l’interroger.
Les enfants l'ont rencoigné dans un coin de la cour.
Le voleur a été rencoigné par la foule dans l'entrée.

acculer

coincer

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se rencogner

se retirer dans un coin pour s'isoler ou se cacher

Il s'est rencogné dans sa chambre après la dispute.

Origin of rencogner

français régional, rencogner (se blottir)

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English:back into a corner, ...
German:in die Ecke drängen, ...
Italian:mettere alle strette, ...
Spanish:arrinconar, ...
Portuguese:encurralar, ...
Chinese:逼入死角, ...
Japanese:隅に追い詰める, ...
Arabic:حَاصَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצְמִיד לְפִנָּה, ...
Russian:загонять в угол, ...
Ukrainian:заганяти в кут, ...
Catalan:acorralar, ...
Danish:trænge op i en krog, ...
Dutch:in het nauw drijven, ...
Greek:στριμώχνω, ...
Hungarian:sarokba szorítani, ...
Khmer:កៀបចូលជ្រុង, ...
Korean:구석으로 몰아넣다, ...
Polish:zapędzić w kąt, ...
Portuguese (BR):encurralar, ...
Romanian:a încolți, ...
Swedish:tränga in någon i ett hörn, ...
Thai:ต้อนให้จนมุม, ...
Turkish:köşeye sıkıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:dồn vào góc, ...

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