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au coin du feu

French, prepositional phrase/o kwɛ̃ dy fø/

au coin du feu is a French prepositional phrase meaning “by the fireside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does au coin du feu mean in English?

prepositional phrase

  1. 1

    by the fireside

    une causerie au coin du feu

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Près de la cheminée, du poêle.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce au coin du feu?

  • /o kwɛ̃ dy fø/
  • \o kwɛ̃ dy fø\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.