Coup - English meaning

noun

Something that has been achieved successfully.

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The reduction of inflation was a remarkable accomplishment

noun

Something done or finished successfully

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[ u ] there’s a feeling of accomplishment (= achievement) from having a job and all that goes with …

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A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.

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To reach this stage is a great achievement

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Something that you did or got after planning and working to make it happen, and that therefore gives you a feeling of satisfaction, or the act of working to make this happen

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[ c ] a scientific achievement, [ c ] for an actor, winning an oscar is one of the greatest achieve…

noun

Something that a person, company, etc. has done or finished successfully

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Look at your achievements and your value in monetary terms., the company's name is synonymous with …

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The action or fact of achieving a goal towards which one has worked.

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The attainment of corporate aims

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The act of achieving something, or something that is achieved

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The group's investment objectives include the attainment of long-term capital growth., attainment t…

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The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.

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Edward v's deposition

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A formal written statement by a witness in a legal matter

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A statement made by someone to say that something is true and used in a court of law

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Give/make a deposition, say/state/testify sth in a deposition mrs gordon said in a deposition that …

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An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.

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The new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering

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An act that shows skill, strength, or bravery

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A feat of unusual strength, getting the house painted was quite a feat.

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Something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

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Feat of the eiffel tower is a remarkable feat of engineering., she performed remarkable feats of or…

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An act of rising in active revolt.

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Annexation provoked extensive insurgence

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An active revolt or uprising.

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Rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the monarchy

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The violent struggle of a group of people who refuse to accept their government's power

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The insurgency continues despite last week's assault on the rebel stronghold.

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A violent uprising against an authority or government.

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The insurrection was savagely put down

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An organized attempt by a group of people to defeat their government or ruler and take control of the country, usually by violence

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An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

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A mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war

verb

Refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages

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Refusal to obey orders, or a violent attempt to take control from people in authority, esp. in the military or on a ship

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[ u ] walker’s superiors charged him with mutiny., mutinous troops failed to overthrow the governme…

verb

Drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place.

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The reformists were ousted from power

verb

Remove forcibly from power.

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Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king

noun

A removal from power.

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The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy

noun

An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.

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The authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials

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Violent action organized by a group of people who refuse to accept their government’s power and are willing to use force to oppose it

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[ c ] the african-american nat turner led an 1831 rebellion., [ u ] many students were in rebellion…

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

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The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

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An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.

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A country-wide revolt against the government

verb

To take violent action against authority, or to refuse to be controlled or ruled

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Californians may be ready to revolt against broad cuts in government services., i was revolted by h…

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

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The country has had a socialist revolution

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A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

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[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

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A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

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A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

noun

A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.

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Riots broke out in the capital

verb

Take part in a violent public disturbance.

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Students rioted in paris

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A noisy and violent public gathering

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The streets in this district include south central los angeles, where the riots broke out two years…

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The violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.

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The clashes followed a night of rioting in several parts of the city

verb

Take part in a violent public disturbance.

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Students rioted in paris

noun

Noisy, violent, and uncontrolled behaviour by a group of people in a public place, often as a protest

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The government is afraid of further serious rioting today., rioting broke out when the election res…

adjective

Going up, increasing, or sloping upward.

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The rising temperature

noun

An armed protest against authority; a revolt.

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The warsaw rising of 1944

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

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The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

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A utensil resembling a spoon, with a short handle and a deep bowl, used for removing dry or semi-solid substances from a container.

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The powder is packed in tubs in which a measuring scoop is provided

verb

Pick up and move (something) with a scoop.

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I scooped the grain into the bag

verb

The shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

noun

An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow.

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He received three strokes of the cane

verb

Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress.

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He put his hand on her hair and stroked it

verb

A single complete movement

verb

Prevent from growing or developing properly.

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Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant's growth

noun

An action displaying spectacular skill and daring.

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The stunt involved jumping out of a hot-air balloon while attached to a piece of elastic

verb

Perform stunts, especially aerobatics.

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Agile terns are stunting over the water

noun

The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.

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There is a thin line between success and failure

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The achieving of desired results, or someone or something that achieves positive results

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[ u ] we’ve tried to contact him, but so far without success., [ c ] the dinner party was a great s…

noun

The achieving of the results that were wanted or hoped for

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The company's success is a result of its business model., success in sth knowledge workers are esse…

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An act of assuming control of something, especially the buying out of one company by another.

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They sought a controlling interest rather than a takeover

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An act of taking control of something

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Huge corporate takeovers were the big financial news this year.

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The act of taking control of a company by buying enough of its shares to do this

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The company has agreed an $11.5bn takeover., friendly/hostile takeover in hostile takeovers, the em…

noun

A great victory or achievement.

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A garden built to celebrate napoleon's many triumphs

verb

Achieve a victory; be successful.

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Spectacle has once again triumphed over content

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A complete victory or success achieved esp. after great difficulties, making the result particularly satisfying

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[ c ] the elimination of smallpox was one of medicine’s greatest triumphs., we visited yorktown bat…