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How to pronounce “coup”

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Pronunciation guide for coup

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of coup with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Mecountry, all as part of a coup that had
Definition summary
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.

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How to pronounce coup

TED Talks Daily Book Club: Talk to Me

country, all as part of a coup that had

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “coup”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
  • (US, historical) Of Native Americans, a blow against an enemy delivered in a way that demonstrates bravery.
  • A coup d'état.
  • (by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
  • A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
  • (bridge) One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To execute a coup.
  • (informal, transitive) To subject (a nation) to a coup d'état.
  • (transitive) To empty out, overturn, or tilt, such as from a cart or wheelbarrow.

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