| French > English |
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| frapper un grand coup |
| 1. v. make a splash, hit hard |
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| French > French |
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| frapper un grand coup |
| 1. v. (Figuré) Faire quelque tentative grave, périlleuse, décisive ; produire un effet considérable et décisif. |
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| Analysis |
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| frapper |
| 1. v. to hit, to strike, to bash |
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| Il m'a frappé le bras. - He hit me on the arm. |
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| 2. v. to knock (e.g. on a door) |
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| 3. v. to bang (to get attention) |
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| 4. v. (music) to beat time (as a conductor) |
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| un |
| 1. art. an, a |
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| 2. num. number box, fr |
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| 3. num. one |
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| 4. pron. one, someone |
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| 5. n-m. one (the number or figure) |
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| grand |
| 1. adj. big, great, grand |
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| 2. adj. tall |
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| Il est grand comment ? - How tall is he ? |
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| 3. adj. grown up, big |
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| Quand je serai grande, je veux être astronaute. - When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut. |
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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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