Polyglot Dictionary

coup de théâtre

/ku də teɑtʁ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les coups de théâtre

Meaning

  1. dramatic turn of events

    • Le procès a connu un coup de théâtre.

      The trial had a dramatic turn of events.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does coup de théâtre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le procès a connu un coup de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches coup de théâtre?

noun

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