How is the word cogner translated from French to English

English translation
bump
verb

Heurter légèrement quelque chose par accident.

To hit something lightly by accident.

Examples with “cogner”

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  • Je me suis cogné le genou contre la table. — I bumped my knee on the table.

  • La voiture a heurté une bosse sur la route. — The car hit a bump in the road.

  • Ne te cogne pas la tête contre la poutre basse. — Don't bump your head on the low beam.

  • Il y a une bosse sous le papier peint près de la fenêtre. — There's a bump under the wallpaper near the window.

  • T'es-tu cogné le coude en tombant ? — Did you bump your elbow when you fell?

  • Les bosses de la piste ralentissent les coureurs. — Bumps on the track slow the runners down.

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