COUP-DE-MAIN

Meaning of COUP-DE-MAIN in English

[ Fr. ] Sudden attack, unexpected enterprise or assault.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms. Словарь английских синонимов. 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 — An offensive operation that capitalizes on surprise and simultaneous execution of supporting operations to achieve success in one swift stroke. …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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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