écouler

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French

Etymology

From é- +‎ couler, or possibly from Vulgar Latin *excolāre, from Latin cōlāre. Compare Italian scolare, Portuguese escoar, Spanish escolar, Sicilian sculari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ku.le/
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Verb

écouler

  1. to sell off, to shift
  2. (reflexive) to flow
  3. (reflexive, of time) to pass, to elapse
  4. (reflexive, of one's fortune) to diminish, to dwindle away slowly

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