Etymology

coup de théâtre

Today it means: A sudden or unexpected event in a play, pulled off by the author, the director, or even an actor. Full definition →

French coup de théâtre ← ['fr ',
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The story

  1. ['fr · borrowed from',
  2. French · borrowed fromcoup de théâtre
  3. English todaycoup de théâtre

Borrowed from French coup de théâtre.

Words from the same roots

['fr', all →

acquis communautairebeau idéalen blocfaux boisméthode champenoisenote verbalepetit gâteautrès chic

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