coup.
blow, hit, strike
Meaning & usage
blow, hit, strike sound of the action
coup de tonnerre
blow, hit, strike physical consequences of the action (marks)
marqué de coups
fast and instantaneous action
jeter un coup d'œil
boire un coup
load, shot
pistolet à six coups
bit (small quantity)
mettre un coup de peinture
planned action
préparer son coup
a short sequence of action within a game; a move or play
a time, a try, an instance
lay
Cette meuf, c'était le meilleur coup de ma vie.
un bon coup
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French colp, cop, from Late Latin colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).
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