coup de foudre
coup de foudre · coups de foudre
A sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional oneA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.
/ˈkuː də ˈfuːdɹə/
Meaning
1 sensesA sudden unexpected event, especially an emotional one; love at first sight.
Origin
Borrowed from French coup de foudre (“lightning strike”).Borrowed from French coup de foudre (“lightning strike”).
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Forms
plural: coups de foudre| Singular | coup de foudre |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.