Why do I need to know scotché?
What does it mean?
Scotché is the French word term for being figuratively 'glued'.
It comes from scotch, which means 'scotch tape', and if you use it as a verb it implies that you are impressed by something or someone.
The best English equivalent is probably 'hooked'.
Je suis scotché – I'm hooked.
The Larousse dictionary website defines being scotché as “to be so monopolised by something that you can’t detach yourself from it.”
Know that you can be scotché by a lot of things: a movie, a person’s performance, a song or a smile.
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In a more subtle usage, scotché can also mean 'transfixed' or figuratively 'being glued to the spot'.
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It can also literally mean 'taped up' as in glued to the wall.
Use it like this
Ce danseur m’a scotché – This dancer had me hooked.
Quand elle lui a annoncé qu’elle était enceinte, ça l’a scotché – When she told him she was pregnant, he was stunned.
Marie a scotché un poster de Justin Bieber sur sa porte – Marie taped a poster of Justin Bieber on her door.
Synonyms
Coller – To glue
Accrocher – To hang
Choqué – Shocked
Impressionné – Impressed
Rester sans voix – To be speechless
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