coup de tonnerre

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku də tɔ.nɛʁ/

Noun

coup de tonnerre m (plural coups de tonnerre)

  1. thunderclap (sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike)
    Coordinate term: coup de foudre
  2. (figuratively) bolt from the blue, thunderclap, thunderbolt (event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected)
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