COUP DE THÉÂTRE

Meaning of COUP DE THÉÂTRE in English

/ ˌkuː də teɪˈɑːtrə/ noun ( pl. coups de théâtre / ˌkuː də teɪˈɑːtrə/) (from French )

something very dramatic and surprising that happens, especially in a play

a play, show, etc. which is very successful

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WORD ORIGIN

French , literally blow of theatre .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

COUP DE THÉÂTRE — or coup de theatre noun (plural coups de théâtre or coups de theatre) Etymology: French ~, literally, stroke of theater …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUP DE THEATRE — noun see: coup de théâtre
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUP DE THEATRE — |küdə(ˌ)tā|ä.tr( ə ), -t(rə) noun ( plural coups de theatre “) Etymology: French coup de théâtre, literally, stroke of theater …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — /koohdeu tay ah"trddeu/ , pl. coups de théâtre /koohdeu tay ah"trddeu/ . French. 1. a surprising or unexpected turn of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUP DE THEATRE — see coup de théâtre
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — or coup de the·atre ˌkü-də-tā-ˈätr ə ( plural coups de théâtre or coups de theatre ˌkü-də-) Etymology: French coup de …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUP DE THEATRE — Variant: or coup de the · atre Pronunciation: ˌ kü-d ə -t ā - ' ätr ə Function: noun Inflected …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — [ ˌku: də teɪ'α:tr(ə) ] ■ noun ( plural coups de théâtre pronunciation same) 1》 a dramatically sudden action or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COUP DE THEATRE — [coup de the.atre] n, pl coups de theatre [F coup de theatre, lit., stroke of theater] (1747) 1: a sudden …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — coup de théâtre BrE AmE ˌkuː də teɪ ˈɑːtr‿ ə —French [ kud te aːtχ ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COUP DE THEATRE — (французское) театральный эффект; неожиданный поворот, сюжетный ход эффектное выступление; сенсационное предложение; выходка, бьющая на эффект
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — фр. 1. 1> театральный эффект 2> неожиданный поворот, сюжетный ход ( в пьесе ) 2. эффектное выступление; сенсационное предложение и …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — фр. 1. 1) театральный эффект 2) неожиданный поворот, сюжетный ход ( в пьесе ) 2. эффектное выступление; сенсационное предложение и …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COUP DE THÉÂTRE — фр. 1. 1> театральный эффект 2> неожианный поворот, сюжетный ход ( в пьесе ) 2. эффектное выступление; сенсационное предложение и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COUP DE THEATRE — (французское) театральный эффект; неожиданный поворот, сюжетный ход эффектное выступление; сенсационное предложение; выходка, бьющая на эффект
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
THEATRE — teatre (-al, -ic)
English interlingue dictionary
COUP — harus
English-Visayan vocabulary
THEATRE — noun see: theater
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
THEATRE — I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient …
Английский словарь Британика
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
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
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
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
THEATRE — noun a sphere or scheme of operation. 2. theatre ·noun a place or region where great events are enacted; as, …
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
THEATRE — also spelled theater in architecture, a building or space in which a performance may be given before an audience. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
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
THEATRE — ( BrE ) ( NAmE theater ) / ˈθɪətə(r); NAmE ˈθiːətər/ noun 1. [ C ] a building or an …
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
THEATRE — thea ‧ tre S2 W2 BrE AmE British English , theater American English /ˈθɪətə $ -ər/ noun [ Date: 1300-1400 …
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
THEATRE — n. (US theater) 1 a a building or outdoor area for dramatic performances. b a cinema. 2 a the writing …
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
THEATRE — n. (US theater) 1 a a building or outdoor area for dramatic performances. b a cinema. 2 a the writing …
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
THEATRE — n. (US theater) 1. a a building or outdoor area for dramatic performances. b a cinema. 2 a the writing …
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
THEATRE — ( theatres) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, use 'theater' …
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
COUP — ( coups) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When there is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEATRE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, use 'theater' 1. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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