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Synonyms for coup

Grammar : Noun
Spell : koo
Phonetic Transcription : ku

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Définition of coup

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Old French coup, colp "a blow, strike" (12c.), from Medieval Latin colpus, from Vulgar Latin colapus, from Latin colaphus "a cuff, box on the ear," from Greek kolaphos "a blow, slap." Meaning "a sudden decisive act" is 1852, short for coup d'etat. In Modern French the word is a workhorse, describing everything from a pat on the back to a whipping, and is used as well of thunder, gusts of wind, gunshots, and chess moves.
  • noun achievement, often by maneuver
Example sentences :
  • He preferred to wait and see what coup it was she was now preparing.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • He was taken prisoner by the insurgents at the time of the Coup d'Etat.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • He sat down at the table and began a warm panegyric on the Coup d'Etat.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Eugene briefly announced the complete success of the Coup d'Etat.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • You had just planned a coup on the Stock Exchange which promised you immense rewards.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • She went back to the time when Leslie had told her of his “coup.”
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Let this man show himself, and the success of his coup was assured.
  • Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
  • There they are probably saying that she has got a ‘coup de coeur’ for some one.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • It was strictly a coup de main, depending for its success on chance and nerve.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • He had bowed his head and waited sullenly for the coup de grace.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English

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