A1verb · transitive · frequent

corner

cor·ner

corner · corners · cornered · cornering

заганяти в кут, заганяти у глухий кут, заганяти у вугол

загонять в угол, ставить в тупик

in die Enge treiben

To drive into a corner or other confined spaceTo drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.

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UK/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/US/ˈkɔɹnɚ/

» The man walked round the corner.

Der Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy

Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury

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Meaning

7 senses

(transitive)To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
загонять в уголzagonjatʹ v ugol
заганя́ти в кутzahanjáty v kut, заганя́ти у ву́голzahanjáty u vúhol
(transitive)To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
in die Enge treiben
ставить в тупикstavitʹ v tupik, загонять в у́голzagonjatʹ v úgol
заганя́ти у глухи́й кутzahanjáty u hluxýj kut
(transitive)To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
(transitive)To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
The buyers attempted to corner the shares of the railroad stock, so as to facilitate their buyout.
It's extremely hard to corner the petroleum market because there are so many players.
(transitive)To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
turn a corner
(intransitive)To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.
(transitive)To supply with corners.

Examples

889 sentences

The man walked round the corner.
Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury
deDer Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy
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Someone is hiding in the corner.
Хтось ховається у кутку. — JeNNeR
ruКто-то прячется в углу. — marafon
deJemand versteckt sich in der Ecke. — MUIRIEL
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Christmas is just around the corner.
Наближається Різдво. — deniko
ruПриближается Рождество. — al_ex_an_der
deWeihnachten steht vor der Tür. — samueldora
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Spring is just around the corner.
Скоро настане весна. — uaspeaker
ruСкоро будет весна. — Maksimo
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Tom is standing in the corner.
Том стоїть в кутку. — deniko
ruТом стоит в углу. — Selena777
deTom steht in der Ecke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to drive into a corner:

to trap in a difficult position:

Русский

By meaning 2

to drive into a corner:

to trap in a difficult position:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to trap in a difficult position:

Origin

From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, cornier

From Middle English corner, from Anglo-Norman cornere (compare Old French cornier, corniere (“corner”)), from Old French corne (“corner, angle”, literally “a horn, projecting point”), from Vulgar Latin *corna (“horn”), from Latin cornua, plural of cornū (“projecting point, end, horn”). The sense of "angle, corner" in Old French is not found in Latin or other Romance languages. It was possibly calqued from Frankish *hurnijā (“corner, angle”), which is similar to, and derived from *hurn, the Frankish word for "horn".

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