No. 2,816 in French
coucher
To put to bed; to lie down; to sleep.
In a sentence
Je vais me coucher tôt ce soir.
I will go to bed early tonight.
In this sentence, 'coucher' is used reflexively ('se coucher') to mean 'to go to bed', indicating the action of going to rest or sleep.
Le soleil se couche à l'ouest.
The sun sets in the west.
Here, 'coucher' is used to describe the setting of the sun ('se coucher' in this context means 'to set'), connecting it with the natural phenomenon.
Ils ont couché sous les étoiles pendant leur voyage.
They slept under the stars during their trip.
In this case, 'coucher' is used transitively to refer to the act of sleeping, emphasizing the physical location of their sleep outdoors under the stars.
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