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1 coincé
adjective* * *coincée kwɛ̃se adjectif1) ( incapable de bouger) stuck; ( incapable de sortir) trappedcoincé entre quelque chose et quelque chose — [meuble, maison] wedged between something and something
il n'a pas pu se lever, il était coincé — (colloq) he couldn't get up, his back had gone (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( incapable d'agir) stuck (colloq)il était coincé entre l'opposition et son propre parti — he was caught between the opposition and his own party
3) (colloq) ( collet monté) uptight (colloq)* * *kwɛ̃se adj coincé, -e1) (dans un espace exigu) stuck, jammedLa clé est coincée dans la serrure. — The key is stuck in the lock.
La porte est coincée. — The door's jammed.
2) fig (= inhibé) uptightIl est un peu coincé. — He's a bit uptight.
* * *A pp ⇒ coincer.B pp adj1 ( incapable de bouger) [personne, porte, fermeture, tiroir] stuck; ( incapable de sortir) [personne] trapped; la pièce coincée dans la machine the coin that is stuck in the machine; rester coincé dans des embouteillages to be stuck in traffic jams; coincé entre qch et qch [meuble, maison] wedged between sth and sth; un lit coincé entre une table et le mur a bed wedged between a table and the wall; il n'a pas pu se lever, il était coincé○ he couldn't get up, his back had gone○;2 ○( incapable d'agir) stuck○; s'il refuse le compromis, nous sommes coincés if he refuses to compromise, we're stuck; sans mes outils je suis coincé without my tools I'm stuck; être coincé entre qch et qch to be stuck between sth and sth; il était coincé entre l'opposition et son propre parti he was caught between the opposition and his own party;3 ○( mal à l'aise) ill at ease;4 ○( collet monté) uptight○.
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