coup
/ku/
le
noun
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- coups
Meaning
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blow, stroke
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Elle a jeté un coup d'œil rapide.
She took a quick glance.
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Similar words
Close, figuratively — a gust of wind can be described as "a blow."
Practice
1 What does coup mean?
blow, stroke
2 Fill the gap: Elle a jeté un ___ d'œil rapide.
Full sentence: Elle a jeté un coup d'œil rapide. (She took a quick glance.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches coup?
coup: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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