coup

Meaning

blow, hit, strike
blow, hit, strike
fast and instantaneous action
load, shot
bit (small quantity)
planned action
(slang) lay

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ku/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French colp, cop, from Late Latin colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).

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Sentences

Ils sont interrompus par un coup de fil de Harry annonçant sa venue .

They are interrupted by a phone call from Harry announcing his arrival.

Vers huit
8

heures , Dansaert passa donner un coup d'oeil au travail .

Towards eight o'clock Dansaert passed to give a glance at the work.

Sans incidence sur le coup , ce contrat a

des conséquences désastreuses par la suite .

Without any impact on the blow, this contract has disastrous consequences afterwards.

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