coping

A noun referring to a brick or stone laid sideways at the top of a wall to provide a finished appearance and protect the structure from weather.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une pierre ou une brique posée de chant au sommet d'un mur pour lui donner une finition et le protéger des intempéries.

1. Brick laid sideways at the top of a wall C1 formal

   A brick or stone placed on top of a wall to protect it from weather, often laid sideways.

   • The mason carefully placed the coping on the garden wall.
   • The old wall's coping was damaged by frost.
   • They used limestone for the coping to match the building.

   🇫🇷Couronnement d'un mur

   Synonymes: capcapstonecopestonecoping stone

• copings plural form
• copings' possessive plural form
• coping's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of dealing effectively with something difficult or managing a challenging situation.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de faire face efficacement à quelque chose de difficile ou de gérer une situation complexe.

1. Deal with difficulties B1 formal

   To manage or deal with a difficult situation or problem successfully.

   • She learned to cope with stress through meditation.
   • He couldn't cope with the pressure of the job.
   • They are coping well after the loss of their home.

   🇫🇷faire face

   Synonymes: endureget byhandlemanagesurvive

   Antonymes: failflounderstrugglesuccumbsurrender

2. Manage or handle B1 informal

   To handle a task or responsibility effectively.

   • I have too much work; I can't cope anymore.
   • She copes with her busy schedule by staying organized.
   • He coped with the extra workload surprisingly well.

   🇫🇷faire face, gérer

   Synonymes: get byhandlemake domanagesurviveweatherwithstand

   Antonymes: failflounderfounderstruggle

• coped past participle
• coped past simple
• coping present participle
• copes third person singular

Variantes phrasal: cope with