Definitions of coup [ku]

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Definition of 'coup'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) coup
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move.

2. coup
(among the Plains Indians of North America) a daring deed performed in battle by a warrior, as touching an enemy without sustaining injury oneself.

Etymology: (1640–50; < F: lit., blow, stroke, OF colp < LL colpus, L colaphus < Gk kólaphos)

Definition of 'coup'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

2. (noun) coup
a brilliant and notable success

Definition of 'coup'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) coup
a sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force

Translation of 'coup'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a sudden successful action He achieved a real coup by completing this deal.
Afrikaans: slag	Arabic: ضَربة مُفاجِئة ناجِحَـه	Bulgarian: успех
Brazilian: golpe	Czech: skvělý tah	German: der Coup
Danish: kup	Greek: εύστοχη ενέργεια, άθλος	Spanish: logro
Estonian: meisterlik saavutus	Farsi: کار چشمگیر؛ موفقیت	Finnish: läpimurto
French: (beau) coup	Hebrew: הֵשֶׂג מָרשִׁים	Hindi: सफल एवं अकस्मात क्रिया
Croatian: iznenadan uspjeh	Hungarian: tett	Indonesian: tindakan
Icelandic: snilldarbragð, snjallræði	Italian: colpo maestro	Japanese: 大成功
Korean: 대성공	Lithuanian: netikėta sėkmė, persilauž	Latvian: sekmīgs darījums; veikls
Malay: kejayaan	Dutch: goede zet	Norwegian: kupp
Polish: przełom, wielki sukces	Persian: کار چشمگیر؛ موفقیت	Pashto: د کار بریالیتوب
Portuguese: golpe	Romanian: lovitură, reuşită	Russian: удачный ход
Slovak: (dobrý) ťah	Slovenian: podvig	Serbian: uspešan potez
Swedish: kupp	Thai: การกระทำที่ประสบความสำเร็	Turkish: çok başarılı iş
Taiwanese: 突然且成功的行動	Ukrainian: вдалий хід	Urdu: کارگر عمل، هنگامی اقدام
Vietnamese: việc làm táo bạo	Chinese: 意外而成功的行动
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