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.
