COUP DE MAIN

Meaning of COUP DE MAIN in English

An offensive operation that capitalizes on surprise and simultaneous execution of supporting operations to achieve success in one swift stroke. (JP 3-0)

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

COUP DE MAIN — noun (plural coups de main) Etymology: French, literally, hand stroke Date: 1758 a sudden attack in force
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUP DE MAIN — -|maⁿ noun ( plural coups de main “) Etymology: French, literally, hand stroke : a sudden attack in force : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUP DE MAIN — /koohdeu maonn"/ , pl. coups de main /koohdeu maonn"/ . French. a surprise attack; a sudden development. [ lit., blow …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUP DE MAIN — n. sudden surprise attack, attack without warning, sudden attack carried out to surprise an enemy
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COUP DE MAIN — noun ( plural coups de main ˌkü-də-) Etymology: French, literally, hand stroke Date: 1758 : a sudden attack in force
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUP DE MAIN — Pronunciation: - ' ma n Function: noun Inflected Form: plural coups de main \ ˌ kü-d ə - \ Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COUP DE MAIN — [ ˌku: də'ma~ \] ■ noun ( plural coups de main pronunciation same) a sudden surprise attack. Origin Fr., lit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COUP DE MAIN — [coup de main] n, pl coups de main [F, lit., hand stroke] (1758): a sudden attack in force
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUP DE MAIN — n. a sudden vigorous attack. [F, lit. stroke of the hand]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUP DE MAIN — n. a sudden vigorous attack. [ F, lit. stroke of the hand ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUP DE MAIN — n. a sudden vigorous attack. Etymology: F, lit. stroke of the hand
Oxford English vocab
COUP-DE-MAIN — n. [ Fr. ] Sudden attack, unexpected enterprise or assault.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COUP DE MAIN — (французское) решительные и неожиданные действия; внезапное нападение; вылазка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUP DE MAIN — фр. решительные и неожиданные действия; внезапное нападение; вылазка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUP DE MAIN — фр. решительные и неожиданные действия; внезапное нападение; вылазка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COUP DE MAIN — фр. решительные и неожиданные действия; внезапное нападение; вылазка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUP DE MAIN — (французское) решительные и неожиданные действия; внезапное нападение; вылазка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
COUP — harus
English-Visayan vocabulary
COUP — I. verb see: cope Date: circa 1572 overturn , upset , II. noun (plural ~s) see: cope Date: 1791 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
COUP — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) coup d'état {{link=Fructidor Coup of 18">Fructidor Coup of 18
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUP — I. ˈkau̇p, ˈkōp, ˈkəu̇p transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English coupen to pay for, from Old Norse kaupa …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
COUP — (v. i.) To make a coup.
Английский словарь Webster
COUP — (n.) Among some tribes of North American Indians, the act of striking or touching an enemy in warfare with the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MAIN — main 1 /mayn/ , adj. 1. chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUP — coup 1 /kooh/ , n. , pl. coups /koohz/ ; Fr. /kooh/ . 1. a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAIN — I. ˈmān noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English mǣgen; akin to Old High German magan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUP — I. ˈkōp verb Etymology: Middle English, to strike, from Anglo-French couper — more at cope Date: circa 1572 chiefly Scottish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MAIN — adj vast; huge. 2. main ·noun a main-hamper. 3. main ·adj important; necessary. 4. main ·noun a hand or match …
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
COUP — add. ·vi to make a coup. 2. coup ·add. ·noun a single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a …
Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUP — [coup] vb [ME, to strike, fr. MF couper--more at cope] (ca. 1572) chiefly Scot: overturn, upset [2]coup n, pl coups …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUP — also spelled Coupe, four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage that was based on the coach but was smaller and lighter in weight. While …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAIN — main BrE AmE meɪn ▷ mains meɪnz ▶ ˌ main ˈ chance BrE AmE ▶ ˌ main ˈ clause BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUP — coup BrE AmE kuː (!) ▷ coups kuːz —See also phrases with this word
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MAIN — / meɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] being the largest or most important …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUP — / kuː; NAmE / noun ( pl. coups / kuːz; NAmE /) 1. (also coup d'état ) a sudden, illegal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAIN — I. main 1 S1 W1 /meɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mægen- , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUP — coup /kuː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'hit, stroke' ] 1 . a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUP — n. (pl. coups) 1 a notable or successful stroke or move. 2 = COUP D'òTAT. 3 Billiards a direct pocketing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUP — n. (pl. coups) 1 a notable or successful stroke or move. 2 = COUP D'TAT. 3 Billiards a direct pocketing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAIN
Oxford English vocab
COUP — n. (pl. coups) 1. a notable or successful stroke or move. 2 COUP D'{Eacute}TAT. 3 Billiards a direct pocketing of …
Oxford English vocab
MAIN — ( mains) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The main thing is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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