S'écouler (en. To flow)

/se.ku.le/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

S'écouler (time) means to pass, to flow over time.

Time has passed quickly since our last meeting.

Le temps s'est écoulé rapidement depuis notre dernière rencontre.

S'écouler (liquid) means to spill or escape.

The water flowed out of the bathtub.

L'eau s'est écoulée de la baignoire.

S'écouler (product) means to be sold or to disappear.

The products sold out quickly during the promotion.

Les produits se sont écoulés rapidement en promotion.

Derived from the verb 'couler', which comes from the Latin 'collare' meaning 'to cause to flow'.

time that flows

The passage of time.

temps qui s'écoule

let time pass

To wait without rushing.

laisser le temps s'écouler

the water flows

Indicates the flow of liquid.

l'eau s'écoule

flow

To flow in a stream or to cause a liquid to fall.

couler

flow slowly

To move progressively.

s'écouler lentement

flow quickly

To move or sell swiftly.

s'écouler rapidement

To get lost in one’s thoughts.

I drifted away thinking about him during the meeting.

Je me suis écoulé en pensant à lui pendant la réunion.

To be neglected or forgotten.

This project has faded away, no one talks about it anymore.

Ce projet s'est écoulé, personne n'en parle plus.