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and countingUsed to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.Rate it:

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avoir un coup de marteauTo be a little touched.Rate it:

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brebis comptées le loup les mangeCounting one’s chickens will not keep the fox off; If you count your chickens, harm will happen to them.Rate it:

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but who's countingUsed as a retort or comeback, often to deprecate oneself or another for excessive concern or attention to.Rate it:

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buvez le coup de l'étrierDrink the stirrup-cup.Rate it:

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c'est de la moutarde après dînerC’est une chose qui vient après coup, lorsqu’on en n’a plus besoin.Rate it:

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c'est donner un coup d'épée dans l'eauIt is useless trouble, an unsuccessful attempt.Rate it:

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c'est un coup montéIt is a pre-arranged affair.Rate it:

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c'est un coup qui porteThat is a home-thrust.Rate it:

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c'est venu après coupIt came too late, after the event.Rate it:

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ce coup l'a fait saigner du nezThat blow made his nose bleed.Rate it:

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cette démarche a porté coupThat step told, had its effect.Rate it:

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chien hargneux a toujours l'oreille déchiréeUne personne querelleuse finit toujours par recevoir un coup ; il arrive toujours quelque accident aux gens querelleurs.Rate it:

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count sheepTo attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.Rate it:

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counting sheepFarmers in the medieval ages would count their sheep before leaving them.Rate it:

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coup de bourrea rush; a hurryRate it:

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coup de cœurcrushRate it:

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coup de foudreA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.Rate it:

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coup de foudrelightning strike, thunderboltRate it:

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coup de foudrebolt from the blue; love at first sightRate it:

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cul secPour tout contenant, verre, bol, petite bouteille … que l’on vide d’un seul coup.Rate it:

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deathblowA strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.Rate it:

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donner le coup de grâceTo give the finishing stroke.Rate it:

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donner un coup de balaiTo make a clean sweep.Rate it:

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donner un coup de mainTo give a helping hand.Rate it:

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donnez-moi un coup de mainGive me a helping hand.Rate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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frapper un grand coupmake a splash, hit hardRate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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il a bu un coup de tropHe has had a drop too much.Rate it:

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il a fait un bon coupHe has made a good bargain.Rate it:

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il faut toujours qu'elle donne son coup de patteShe always makes sarcastic (or, unpleasant) remarks.Rate it:

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il gagna mille francs tout d'un coupHe won £40 at one shot, all at once, at one “go.”Rate it:

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il m'a porté un coup fourréHe struck me a blow in the dark.Rate it:

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il s'en alla tout à coupHe went away suddenly, abruptly.Rate it:

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il vient de faire un mauvais coupHe has just committed a crime.Rate it:

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j'ai écrit trois lettres coup sur coupI wrote three letters one after the other.Rate it:

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j'ai manqué mon coupI missed my shot; I failed.Rate it:

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j'irai à coup sûrI shall go to a certainty.Rate it:

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l'arbre ne tombe pas au premier coupEverything requires time and exertion; Rome was not built in a day.Rate it:

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le coup vaut la balleIt is worth trying.Rate it:

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on lui a monté le coupThey induced him to do it; They deceived him.Rate it:

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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.Rate it:

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pour le coup il ne m'échappera pasThis time he will not escape me.Rate it:

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pronunciamientoA military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century. They received this designation because coups were usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.Rate it:

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sans coup férirWithout striking a blow.Rate it:

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ses plaisanteries portent coupHis jokes hit the mark.Rate it:

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tenir le coupto withstand the weatherRate it:

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tenir le coupto endure; to tough it out; to stick it outRate it:

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tirer un coup (de pistolet, etc.) à brûle-pourpointTo fire point-blank.Rate it:

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