côtoyer

côtoyer [kotwaje]

➭ TABLE 8

1. transitive verb

( = fréquenter) to mix with

• je l'ai peu côtoyé I didn't see much of him

• côtoyer le danger to flirt with danger

2. reflexive verb

► se côtoyer [individus] to mix ; [genres, extrêmes] to meet

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kotwaje
1.

verbe transitif (être près de) to be next to; (fréquenter) to move in [milieu]; to mix with [personnes]; fig to be in close contact with [mort, danger]

2.

se côtoyer verbe pronominal [personnes] to mix; [extrêmes] to be side by side

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kotwaje vt

1) (= être adjacent à) to be close to

2) (= rencontrer) to rub shoulders with

3) (= longer) to run alongside

4) fig (= friser) to border on, to verge on

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côtoyer verb table: employer

A vtr

1 (être près de) to be next to; (fréquenter) to move in [milieu]; to mix with, to rub shoulders with [personnes]; to be in close contact with [mort, danger];

2 (longer) [piéton] to walk alongside [rivière]; [route] to run alongside [rivière].

B se côtoyer vpr [personnes] to mix; [extrêmes] to be side by side.

[kotwaje] verbe transitif

1. [fréquenter] to mix with

2. [être confronté à] to deal with

elle côtoie le danger tous les jours she faces danger every day

ce travail me fait côtoyer des gens intéressants I meet some interesting people in this job

3. [suj: chemin] to skirt ou to run alongside

[suj: fleuve] to flow ou to run alongside