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coup d'etat

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
coup d'état, plural: coups d'état n	Gallicism (violent seizure of power)	golpe de estado loc nom m
	The President of Egypt was ousted in a coup d'état in 2013.
	El presidente de Egipto fue derrocado por un golpe de estado en 2013.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
coup n	Gallicism, abbreviation (coup d'état)	golpe de Estado loc nom m
	The opposition faction staged a coup, unseating the elected president.
	La oposición organizó un golpe de Estado y derrocó al Presidente electo.
coup n	figurative (success, great achievement)	golpe maestro loc nom m
	Getting the famous art gallery to show her work was quite a coup for Claudia!
	¡Que la famosa galería de arte mostrara su trabajo fue todo un golpe maestro para Claudia!

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Compound Forms: coup | coup d'etat
Inglés		Español
coup d'essai	Gallicism (first attempt)	primer intento adj + nm
coup de foudre n	Gallicism, figurative (love at first sight)	amor a primera vista nm + loc adv
coup de foudre n	Gallicism, figurative (thunderbolt) (figrurado)	flechazo nm
	The announcement was a coup de foudre.
	El anuncio fue un flechazo.
coup de grâce n	figurative, Gallicism (decisive or finishing stroke) (figurado)	tiro de gracia loc nom m
		golpe de gracia loc nom m
coup de grâce n	Gallicism (mercy killing) (literal)	tiro de gracia loc nom m
	The count delivered the coup de grâce to his wife's lover.
	El conde le disparó el tiro de gracia al amante de su esposa.
coup de main	Gallicism (surprise attack)	ataque sorpresa nm + adj
coup de maître	Gallicism (master stroke)	golpe maestro nm + adj
coup de poing	Gallicism (stone ax)	hacha de mano nf + loc adj
coup de théâtre n	(unexpected event in a play)	golpe de efecto nm + loc adj
grand coup	(cards: trumping trick)	golpe en triunfo loc nom m
		triunfo nm
military coup n	(military overthrow of government)	golpe militar loc nom m
	The president had to flee the country after a successful military coup.
	El presidente tuvo que abandonar el país tras el triunfo del golpe militar.
public relations coup n	([sth] that brings good publicity or popularity)	espaldarazo de popularidad nm
	Finding the lost puppy was a public relations coup for the police department.
	Rescatar al cachorrito perdido fue un espaldarazo de popularidad para el cuerpo de policía.

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