coup
/kuː/
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US voice -> coup
(n) အာဏာသိမ်းမှု။ အောင်မြင်သော လျှပ်တစ်ပြက် စွမ်းဆောင် ချက်။
coup /ku:/ n (pl coups /ku:z/)
၁။ အာဏာသိမ်းမှု။
put down/ foll a coup attempt ❍ The army mounted/ staged a coup (d'état). ❍ The Prime Minister was overthrown in a military coup.
၂။ အောင်မြင်သော လျှပ်တစ်ပြက် စွမ်းဆောင် ချက်။
an attempted boardroom coup ❍ This contract represents a brilliant marketing coup for IBM.
❏ coup de grâce /ku: dǝ 'grɑ:s; US 'græs/ n (pl coups de grâce /ku: dǝ 'grɑ:s/) (French ) (ဝေဒနာအပြင်းအထန် ခံစားနေရသောသူကို မကြည့်ရက်သဖြင့်) တစ်ချက်တည်း အသက် ကုန်စေခြင်း။ (fig )
Poor exam results dealt the coup de grâce to (ie ended) his university career.
❏ coup d'état /ku: deÇ'tɑ:/ n (pl coups d'état /ku: deÇ'tɑ:/) = COUP ၁
- [a military/army coup] : There has been a series of military coups since the country gained independence.
- [stage/lead/mount a coup] : A band of young disillusioned officers staged a coup.
- [an attempted/failed/abortive coup] : He was jailed for his part in the attempted coup.
- [coup against] : The 1996 coup against General Abacha
- A boardroom coup
- It’s a great coup to get Bjork to perform here.
- [a publicity/propaganda/public relations coup] : This is a major publicity coup for the company.
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