coller

/kɔ.le/
1.
verbInf1stPres

to stick; to glue; to paste (physically)

Il faut coller l'affiche sur le mur.

You need to stick the poster on the wall.

2.
verbInf1stPres

to give detention (colloquial, said of a teacher punishing a pupil)

Le prof a décidé de le coller deux heures pour son retard.

The teacher decided to give him two hours' detention for his lateness.

3.
verbInf1stPres

to cling to; to follow closely; to bother/pester (colloquial)

Arrête de me coller, j'ai besoin d'air.

Stop clinging to me, I need some space.

4.
verbInf1stPres

to correspond to; to match; to be in keeping with (figurative)

Il est difficile de coller exactement à la réalité historique.

It's difficult to match exactly the historical reality.