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coup de main

coup de main
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koo duh meyn]
    • /ku də meɪn/
    • /kuː də meɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo duh meyn]
    • /ku də meɪn/

Definitions of coup de main words

  • noun coup de main an attack that achieves complete surprise 3
  • noun coup de main a surprise attack or movement, as in war 3
  • noun plural coup de main a surprise attack; a sudden development. 1
  • noun coup de main a helping hand (assistance). 0
  • noun coup de main a sudden development or action to surprise an enemy. 0

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Parts of speech for Coup de main

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coup de main popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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