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coup d'oeil: nonstandard spelling of coup d'œil
coup d'un soir: one-night stand
coup d'État: coup d'état
coup d'éclat: a great feat, a great deed, a grand gesture
coup d'épée dans l'eau: something completely useless
coup d'œil: glance, look; sight
coup dans le nez: one too many
coup de Jarnac: A treacherous move in a confrontation
coup de balai: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coup, de, balai.; clean sweep
coup de bambou: energy slump; moment of madness, rash action, something done on a whim; rip-off, highway robbery, daylight robbery (excessive price that comes as a surprise)
coup de barre: hard steering, change of direction; sudden turn, abrupt change of course, sudden switch of policy; sudden fatigue
coup de bas: synonym of coup bas
coup de blues: a bout of depression
coup de bol: fluke, lucky break, stroke of luck
coup de boule: headbutt
coup de bourre: a rush; a hurry
coup de chaleur: heat stroke; heat burst
coup de chance: fluke, lucky break, stroke of luck
coup de circuit: home run
coup de coin: synonym of coup de pied de coin
coup de collier: sudden effort
coup de com: publicity stunt
coup de cœur: a sudden desire, impulse; top choice, select choice, favorite, top pick
coup de dent: bite
coup de feu: gunshot; action stations, all hands on deck, all hands to the pump; sudden rush of customers, or peak activity, leading to high workload.
coup de fil: telephone call, ring, call, bell
coup de filet: haul (fish or birds caught all at once in a net); raid during which the police made numerous arrests; gain, considerable profit made in one fell swoop
coup de folie: moment of madness, rash action, something done on a whim
coup de force: power move, power play, show of force, coup de force
coup de foudre: lightning strike, thunderbolt; love at first sight
coup de fouet: lash, whiplash; boost; wake-up call
coup de froid: cold snap; cold (illness); cooling (e.g. in relationships)
coup de fusil: rip-off, highway robbery, daylight robbery (excessive price that comes as a surprise)
coup de glotte: glottal stop (plosive sound articulated with the glottis)
coup de grisou: firedamp explosion, gas blast
coup de grâce: finishing blow, coup de grâce
coup de gueule: a roar, a bellow, a shout, a yell; a rant, an outburst, a fit of anger (a loud expression of discontent)
coup de génie: stroke of genius
coup de jeune: facelift; shot in the arm
coup de l'étrier: stirrup cup; one for the road
coup de langue: an act of licking; slander; harsh ridicule; a way of separating a note while playing a woodwind instrument
coup de main: helping hand (assistance); dexterity, skill; surprise attack, coup de main
coup de massue: blow, hammer blow, shock
coup de maître: a masterstroke
coup de mou: lapse, slump
coup de pied: kick; hop, skip, and a jump
coup de pied au cul: kick up the arse, kick in the butt (forceful reminder to start or get going)
coup de pied au derrière: kick in the pants, kick up the backside (forceful reminder to start or get going)
coup de pied de but: goal kick
coup de pied de coin: corner kick, corner
coup de pied de l'âne: cheap shot (cowardly shot directed at someone who was once stronger than oneself but is now too weak to defend themselves, and whose weakness one takes advantage of to exact some sort of revenge)
coup de poignard dans le dos: stab in the back (act of betrayal)
coup de poing: punch (a hit with the fist); lightning, ad hoc, shock; knuckleduster, brass knuckles
coup de poker: crapshoot, roll of the dice (venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome)
coup de pompe: energy slump
coup de pot: fluke, lucky break, stroke of luck
coup de pouce: helping hand
coup de pute: dirty trick, low blow, rotten move, dick move
coup de sang: fit of anger, apoplexy
coup de semonce: warning shot (shot fired in the air as a warning); warning shot (action intended to act as a warning); wake-up call (alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event)