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couronner
to crown
couvrir
to cover
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couver

to brood / to incubate
Used for birds sitting on eggs to hatch them. Figuratively means to be coming down with an illness or to harbor feelings.
je couve
I brood
nous couvons
we brood
tu couves
you brood - informal
vous couvez
you brood - formal
il/elle/on couve
he/she/one broods
ils/elles couvent
they brood
La poule couve ses oeufs.
(The hen broods her eggs.)
Tu couves quelque chose?
(Are you coming down with something?)
Elle couve une grippe.
(She's coming down with the flu.)
Nous couvons un projet secret.
(We're hatching a secret project.)
Vous couvez trop vos enfants.
(You coddle your children too much.)
Les oiseaux couvent au printemps.
(Birds brood in spring.)
Je couve un rhume.
(I'm coming down with a cold.)
Tu ne couves pas de fievre?
(Aren't you running a fever?)
Il couve sa vengeance.
(He's harboring his revenge.)
La cane couve patiemment.
(The duck broods patiently.)
Je vais couver cette idee.
(I'm going to mull over this idea.)
Pourquoi couves-tu cette colere?
(Why are you harboring this anger?)
Elles couvent depuis trois semaines.
(They've been brooding for three weeks.)
Le danger couve sous la surface.
(Danger is brewing beneath the surface.)