Grammatical class

Verb

couver

to brood (an egg)

Details

Syllables

cou-ver

Phonetics

ku.ve

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

20427

Freq. (movies)

21082

Freq. (news)

45094

Sentences

J'ai peur de couver un rhume.

I'm afraid that I'm coming down with a cold.

A1

J'ai l'impression de couver quelque chose.

I feel like I'm coming down with something.

A2

Je crois que ma fille est en train de couver quelque chose.

I think my daughter's coming down with something.

A2

Tu ne devrais pas la couver autant. Elle a besoin d'apprendre à être indépendante.

You shouldn't coddle her so much. She needs to learn to be independent.

B1