couch

1. (непереходный)To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).

2. (непереходный)To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

3. (переходный)To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.

4. (переходный)To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.

5. (переходный)To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

6. (переходный)To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.

7. (переходный)In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.

8. (переходный)To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.

9. (переходный)To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.

10. (переходный)To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.

    He couched it as a request, but it was an order.

    формули́роватьformulírovatʹ, выража́тьvyražátʹ

    formulate in a particular style or language

11. (архаичное, непереходный)To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.

1. Tom fell asleep on the couch.

   Том уснул на диване. — odexed

   deTom schlief auf dem Sofa ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Tom sat down on the couch.

   Том сел на кушетку. — marafon

   deTom setzte sich auf die Couch. — Dokuyaku

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3. Tom is sitting on the couch.

   Том сидит на диване. — marafon

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4. Tom is asleep on the couch.

   Том спит на диване. — Selena777

   deTom schläft auf dem Sofa. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Don't be such a couch potato.

   Не будь таким лежебокой. — sharptoothed

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правильный · Урок

• couch upTo use, sit on or sleep on a couch.
• couch downTo couch (a thread) onto a fabric (use small stitches to attach it in order to produce a textured effect).