coup¹ /koo/

1. A blow, stroke
2. A sudden action or motion
3. A clever and successful stroke in a board or card game
4. A masterstroke, clever and successful stratagem
5. The act of putting a ball in a pocket without having hit another ball (billiards)
6. A coup d’état

coup de bonheur /də bon-œr/ noun

1. A stroke of luck
2. A lucky hit or shot

coup d’éclat /dā-klä/ noun

A bold stroke

coup de foudre /də foo-dr’/ noun

1. A sudden and astonishing happening, a thunderclap
2. Love at first sight

coup de grâce /də gräs/ noun

1. A finishing blow to put out of pain
2. A deathblow
3. A finishing stroke generally

coup de main /də mɛ̃/ noun

A sudden vigorous attack

coup de maître /də metr’/ noun

A masterstroke

coup de poing /də pwɛ̃/ noun

1. A blow or punch with the fist
2. A typical Old Stone Age axe, a roughly pointed piece of stone held in the hand

coup d'essai /de-sā/ noun

1. An experimental work
2. A first attempt

coup d’état /dā-tä/ noun

A violent or subversive action resulting in a change of government or state policy

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