Polyglot Dictionary

avoir un coup de foudre

/a.vwaʁ œ̃ ku də fudʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

present
a un coup de foudre
past
a eu un coup de foudre
perfect
eu un coup de foudre

Meaning

  1. to fall in love at first sight

    • Ils ont eu un coup de foudre en se rencontrant.

      They fell in love at first sight when they met.

    • Mes parents ont eu un coup de foudre lors d'un mariage il y a quarante ans. Ils ne se sont plus jamais quittés depuis.

      My parents fell in love at first sight at a wedding forty years ago. They've never been apart since.

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive

Practice

1 What does avoir un coup de foudre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils ont eu un coup de ___ en se rencontrant.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir un coup de foudre?

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