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Meaning of "coup de foudre" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUP DE FOUDRE

Literally: lightning flash.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUP DE FOUDRE

coup de foudre  [ku də fudrə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUP DE FOUDRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coup de foudre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUP DE FOUDRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Entre Nous

Entre Nous is a 1983 French biographical drama film directed by Diane Kurys, who shares the writing credits with Olivier Cohen. Set in the France of the mid twentieth century, the film stars Isabelle Huppert, Miou-Miou, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri and Christine Pascal. Coup de Foudre means "love at first sight".

Definition of coup de foudre in the English dictionary

The definition of coup de foudre in the dictionary is a sudden and amazing action or event.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUP DE FOUDRE


Alexandra
ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrə
Cassandra
kəˈsændrə
cathedra
kəˈθiːdrə
clepsydra
ˈklɛpsɪdrə
ephedra
ɪˈfɛdrə
exedra
ˈɛksɪdrə
Harishchandra
ˌhærɪʃˈtʃændrə
Hendra
ˈhɛndrə
hydra
ˈhaɪdrə
Indra
ˈɪndrə
octahedra
ˈɒktəˈhiːdrə
Phaedra
ˈfiːdrə
polyhedra
ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrə
Ramachandra
ˌrɑːməˈtʃʌndrə
scolopendra
ˌskɒləˈpendrə
Sidra
ˈsɪdrə
Sudra
ˈsjuːdrə
tendre
ˈtɑːndrə
tetrahedra
ˌtetrəˈhiːdrə
tundra
ˈtʌndrə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUP DE FOUDRE

coup
coup d´oeil
coup de main
coupe
coupee
couper
Couperin
Coupland
couple
coupled
coupledom
couplement
coupler
couplet
coupling
coupon
couponing
coups de foudre
coups de main
coups doeil

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUP DE FOUDRE

Aleixandre
cadre
Cdre
cendre
compadre
coups de foudre
Deirdre
double entendre
esclandre
Indre
Kol Nidre
Legendre
padre
Sierra Madre

Synonyms and antonyms of coup de foudre in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «coup de foudre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUP DE FOUDRE

Find out the translation of coup de foudre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coup de foudre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coup de foudre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政变foudre
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coup de foudre
570 millions of speakers

English

coup de foudre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तख्तापलट डे foudre
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

انقلاب دي فودر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Переворот де Foudre
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coup de foudre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভ্যুত্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de foudre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coup de foudre
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

coup de foudre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クーデター·デ·フードル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쿠데타 드 foudre
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kup de foudre
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

coup de foudre
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதித்திட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कूप डी फेड्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Coup de foudre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

coup de foudre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

coup de foudre
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Переворот де Foudre
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coup de foudre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

coup de Foudre
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staatsgreep die foudre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coup de Foudre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

coup de foudre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coup de foudre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUP DE FOUDRE»

The term «coup de foudre» is regularly used and occupies the 62.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUP DE FOUDRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coup de foudre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coup de foudre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coup de foudre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUP DE FOUDRE»

Discover the use of coup de foudre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coup de foudre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ball Lightning and Bead Lightning
... DE FOUDRE EN BOULE", METEOROLOGIE, 35, 1887o, PG. 221 ANON, , " BALL LIGHTNING", NATURE, 37 , 1887p, PG . 187 ANON, , "GLOBULAR LIGHTNING", NATURE, 37 , 1887q, PG. 324 ANON, , "NOTE SUR UN COUP DE FOUDRE" ...
James Barry, 1980
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French Film: Texts and Contexts
Fournier, Thérèse (1983) 'Diane Kurys: en amitié, le coup de foudre est aussi fort qu'en amour', Le Nouveau F, 14 (April). Holmes, Diana (1996) French Women's Writing 1848—1994, London and Atlantic Highlands, Athlone, 193-215.
Susan Hayward, Ginette Vincendeau, 2014
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Je t'aime: question d'époque
Telles sont les premières questions que nous nous sommes posées, en abordant , du point de vue sociologique, une problématique traditionnellement négligée par notre discipline. LE COUP DE FOUDRE COMME RÉVÉLATEUR C'est par la  ...
Jacques Sojcher, David Marlé, 2002
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Mad for Foucault: Rethinking the Foundations of Queer Theory
Receiving the remark as I did—as a coup de foudre—I experienced Foucault, for the very first time in over twenty years of reading him, as a force of rupture within the tight machinery of philosophical reason. That experience of rupture was of a ...
Lynne Huffer, 2013
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Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and ...
Un coup de sifflet, a whistle or whistling. Coup de fouet, lash or jerk. Citrp mortel, mortal blow or wound. Coup iA-m*r,biHowfsurgeoJ' mighty sea; oAroshock of a heavy sea. Coup de foudre, thunderbolt. hbrnquer son coup, to miss one's aim.
Abel Boyer, 1839
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The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
coup de foudre • couture 63 cused of instigating a palace coup designed to unseat the reigning monarch. coup de foudre (koo deu FOO-dreu) [French: thunderbolt] Informally, love at first sight. coup de grâce (koo deu GRAHSS) [ French: a ...
Mary Varchaver, Frank Ledlie Moore, 2002
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Diane Kurys
In her third film, Coup de foudre, she documents the extraordinary circumstances in which her mother, Léna, met Michel, her husband, then a decade later Madeleine, her friend, and subsequently left her husband at the age of thirty-two, with ...
Carrie Tarr, 1999
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In the Truth Room
... New Yorker Aloud to Me and Spoonfed Me Pieces of Cantaloupe: Le Coup de Foudre," "Autumn Is Cusp," and "Swerve," a frightening poem of a near-death experience, which is surely the turning point in the subliminal narrative of this book.
Dana Roeser, 2008
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Subject to Individuality: Sex, Religion and the Politics of ...
These words que je croyais si belle, frappa Octave comme un coup de foudre" ( 47). The expression coup de foudre had acquired the figurative meaning of a sudden love at the end of the 18th century.15 Before this time, the expression was ...
Celeste E. Conefry, 2008
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Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression
It is also the thunderbolt of love at first sight, a coup de foudre (love and transference) which, in a flash, transfixes with light the memory of the first. With another light. One no longer knows what the time, what the tense of this theater will have ...
Jacques Derrida, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUP DE FOUDRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coup de foudre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Breakup with Apple Watch not a hard decision to make
I wanted it to work. I wanted to fall in love, like so many of my friends. "It takes a while," they said. "Don't expect a coup de foudre. Let it build ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
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Cinéma: Jean Rochefort président du jury du festival du film …
Côté film, on verra notamment Last Honor et Birthday de Roger Michell, connu pour avoir réalisé Coup de foudre à Notting Hill. 0 contribution. «20minutes.fr, Jul 15»
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Marie Anne Heuclin: femme de foot
C'est le coup de foudre. Ils se marient et auront trois enfants, aujourd'hui adultes. La jeune femme revient ensuite à Maurice avec ses enfants ... «L'express.mu, Jul 15»
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Une récolte d'agriculteurs 100 % masculine
Mais, fait à mentionner: le coup de foudre du tandem perdure. Les deux tourtereaux attendent leur premier enfant en octobre. Mieux encore ... «Le Journal de Montréal, Jul 15»
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Cinq infos sur… Christophe Willem (RFM Music Show)
C'est un coup de foudre amical. Aujourd'hui, les deux artistes sont toujours très proches et partagent le même manager qu'ils « épuisent » ... «Télé 2 Semaines, Jul 15»
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Remembering Fouad Ajami, one year later
That was our academic “coup de foudre.” I then took several courses with Ajami, especially after joining the doctoral program and he became ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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What to read: The books of summer 2015
... trait even their adopted son Ricky appears to be picking up in the popular, Paterson-set series. Coup de Foudre: A Novella and Short Stories «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Moschino Looney Tunes Collection Is Full Of Embellished Goods …
One lingering glance at the collection and you may find yourself in a full-blown Pepé le Pew-esque coup de foudre with Moschino's chic wares. Scroll through for ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Kristen Stewart : Alicia Cargile va-t-elle être jalouse de Juliette Lewis ?
Enfin, l'actrice de Tueurs nés a donc plus de goût que Joey Starr qui n'avait pas eu le même coup de foudre pour la jolie brune. Nicolas Roux. «Terrafemina, Jun 15»
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Chroniques japonaises: Zen à Naoshima (et ce n'était pas gagné d …
Puis, c'est le coup de foudre. Rassurez-vous, je n'ai pas pleuré, mais mon cœur a battu un peu plus vite, sans pour autant que mon souffle soit ... «Al Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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