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“''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?'' [note] Do you want to sleep with me tonight? Made ridiculous by the fact that French doesn't actually use 'sleep with' as a euphemism for sex.”
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“\'\'Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?\'\' [note] Do you want to sleep with me tonight? Made ridiculous by the fact that French doesn\'t actually use \'sleep with\' as a euphemism for sex.”
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Not exactly accurate. ''Coucher'' means ‘lay (something) down’; ''se coucher'' means ‘lay oneself down’, i.e., ‘lie down’ (which suggests sleeping, of course, but is not quite a synonym). But I've only ever heard ''coucher'', without an object, in the sexy sense. In fact I have a distinct memory of hearing a native French-speaker say ''coucher avec une femme'' (lie with a woman).
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Not quite accurate. \'\'Coucher\'\' means ‘lay (something) down’; \'\'se coucher\'\' means ‘lay oneself down’, i.e., ‘lie down’ (which suggests sleeping, of course, but is not quite a synonym). But I\'ve only ever heard \'\'coucher\'\', without an object, in the sexy sense. In fact I have a distinct memory of hearing a native French-speaker say \'\'coucher avec une femme\'\' (lie with a woman).
