rencogner
French, verb/ʁɑ̃.kɔ.ɲe/
rencogner is spelled R-E-N-C-O-G-N-E-R (9 letters). Rencogner is a French verb meaning “to corner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pousser, serrer quelqu’un dans un coin”.
What does rencogner mean in English?
verb
- 1
to corner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Pousser, serrer quelqu’un dans un coin. 2. Se retirer dans un coin, se renfermer chez soi.
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.
Forms of rencogner
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- rencognant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- rencogné participle past
- rencogne first-person indicative present
- rencognes indicative present second-person
- rencognons first-person indicative plural
- rencognez indicative plural present
- rencognent indicative plural present
- rencognais first-person imperfect indicative
- rencognait imperfect indicative singular
- rencognions first-person imperfect indicative
- rencogniez imperfect indicative plural
- rencognaient imperfect indicative plural
- rencognai first-person historic indicative
- rencognas historic indicative past
- rencogna historic indicative past
- rencognâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rencogner?
- /ʁɑ̃.kɔ.ɲe/
- \ʁɑ̃.kɔ.ɲe\
- [ʁɑ̃.kɔ.ɲe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rencogner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.