COUP DE THEATRE


Meaning of COUP DE THEATRE in English

|küdə(ˌ)tā|ä.tr( ə ), -t(rə) noun

( plural coups de theatre “)

Etymology: French coup de théâtre, literally, stroke of theater

: a sudden and sensational turn in a play ; also : a sudden dramatic and unexpected stroke or turn of events

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