Coup in spanish
pronunciation: goʊlpe part of speech: noun
coup = golpe, golpe de estado. [De estado]
Example: Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.more:
» administer + the coup de grace = asestar el golpe de gracia, dar el golpe de gracia.
Example: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.» attempted coup = intento de golpe de estado, atentado golpista, intentona golpista, tentativa de golpe de estado.
Example: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004.» bring off + a coup = lograr un éxito inesperado, conseguir un éxito inesperado, poner una pica en Flandes.
Example: This documentary has brought off a coup in persuading Carol to speak for the first time about her relationship with the painter.» coup attempt = intento de golpe de estado, atentado golpista, intentona golpista, tentativa de golpe de estado.
Example: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.» coup de force = golpe de fuerza.
Example: Literary texts then may bear a certain coup de force in relation to institutionality.» coup de grace = golpe de gracia, puntillazo, tiro de gracia.
Example: The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission.» coup d'etat = golpe de estado.
Example: With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency.» deliver + the coup de grace = asestar el golpe de gracia, dar el golpe de gracia.
Example: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.» military coup = golpe de estado militar.
Example: Ethiopians came in droves after a bloody military coup in 1974, and they worked in low-paying jobs as cabbies and cooks and parking attendants.» pull off + a coup = lograr un éxito inesperado, conseguir un éxito inesperado, poner una pica en Flandes.
Example: Every once in a while, someone in business pulls off a coup that just makes you want to stand and applaud.