| French > English |
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| coup de tête |
| 1. n-m. headbutt |
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| 2. n-m. (sports) header |
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| 3. n-m. (informal) whim, impulse |
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| Je l'ai achetée sur un coup de tête. - I bought it on a whim. |
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| French > French |
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| coup de tête |
| 1. n-m. Coup donné avec la tête. |
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| 2. n-m. Acte imprévu et hardi fait étourdiment et sans réflexion. |
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| Analysis |
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| coup |
| 1. n-m. blow, hit, strike |
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| 2. n-m. sound of the action |
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| coup de tonnerre - crash of thunder |
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| 3. n-m. physical consequences of the action (marks) |
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| marqué de coups - scratched |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| tête |
| 1. n-f. head (part of the body) |
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| J'ai mal à la tête - I have a headache |
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| 2. n-f. head (leader) |
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| 3. n-f. (soccer) header |
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| 4. n-f. (colloquial) a bright spark, a quick study |
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