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dans son coin

French, adverb/dɑ̃ sɔ̃ kwɛ̃/

dans son coin is a French adverb meaning “alone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does dans son coin mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    informalalone

    rester dans son coin

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

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. De manière solitaire, sans personne.

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 dans son coin?

  • /dɑ̃ sɔ̃ kwɛ̃/
  • \dɑ̃ sɔ̃ kwɛ̃\

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