coup de fil

/ku də fil/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les coups de fil

Meaning

  1. phone call

    • Je te passe un coup de fil ce soir.

      I'll give you a phone call tonight.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Anruf

Anruf is the German word for the same thing — both mean "phone call."

Portuguese

telefonema

telefonema is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "phone call."

Practice

1 What does coup de fil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je te passe un ___ de fil ce soir.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches coup de fil?

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