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Definition of coup de théâtre in English: coup de théâtrenounPlural coups de théâtreˌkuː də teɪˈɑːtr(ə)ku də teɑtʀˌku də teɪˈɑt(rə) 1A dramatically sudden action or turn of events, especially in a play. Example sentencesExamples - In the nature of things, it is impossible to rule out such coups de théâtre, but as things stand at the moment, it looks as if Washington is not being unrealistic in discounting such an eventuality.
- Dorian's quick-thinking ruse is plausible, and makes an effective coup de théâtre.
- It really is a coup de théâtre of immense value given the current humid climate of film production.
- His direction starts with some breathtaking coups de théâtre, and further bright touches periodically pop up in alternation with less felicitous ones.
- There were some stirring coups de théâtre, as when the witches were heard from under the banqueting table, which they crashingly overturned as they emerged.
- Here, however, is Poulenc's greatest coup de théâtre.
- There is a final coup de théâtre that strikes me as needlessly flashy.
- This coup de théâtre was the more remarkable in that it was the pope's own plan that Wolsey snatched from under his nose.
- But Fancioulle's giving of life to a timeless work of art actually prepares the eventual entrance of death onto the stage in a dramatic coup de théâtre.
- He's very matter-of-fact, but occasionally allows himself a wry chuckle at some particularly outré coup de théâtre.
- Im 1972, US president Richard Nixon staged one of the most celebrated coups de théâtre in the history of politics when he stepped aboard Air Force One and struck out for China.
- Dramatically, visually and ideologically, it was a triumph, a daring coup de théâtre that implicitly relocated the largely white audience within the on-stage struggle of the dignified West Indians.
- Even in a show as slick as this, the effect is a coup de théâtre.
- There are a few reverberant coups de théâtre, but we get the point, such as it is, quickly, and are kept awake only by the hope of an ending.
- Opening the shutters of our room reveals, in a real coup de théâtre, Red Square.
2A successful theatrical production. Example sentencesExamples - This skill, also known as coup d'oeil, was defined by von Clausewitz as ‘the rapid discovery of a truth which to the ordinary mind is not visible at all…’
Origin French, literally 'blow of theatre'. Definition of coup de théâtre in US English: coup de théâtrenounˌko͞o də tāˈät(rə)ˌku də teɪˈɑt(rə) A sensational or dramatically sudden action or turn of events, especially in a play. Example sentencesExamples - This coup de théâtre was the more remarkable in that it was the pope's own plan that Wolsey snatched from under his nose.
- There is a final coup de théâtre that strikes me as needlessly flashy.
- Even in a show as slick as this, the effect is a coup de théâtre.
- In the nature of things, it is impossible to rule out such coups de théâtre, but as things stand at the moment, it looks as if Washington is not being unrealistic in discounting such an eventuality.
- It really is a coup de théâtre of immense value given the current humid climate of film production.
- His direction starts with some breathtaking coups de théâtre, and further bright touches periodically pop up in alternation with less felicitous ones.
- Here, however, is Poulenc's greatest coup de théâtre.
- But Fancioulle's giving of life to a timeless work of art actually prepares the eventual entrance of death onto the stage in a dramatic coup de théâtre.
- There were some stirring coups de théâtre, as when the witches were heard from under the banqueting table, which they crashingly overturned as they emerged.
- Dramatically, visually and ideologically, it was a triumph, a daring coup de théâtre that implicitly relocated the largely white audience within the on-stage struggle of the dignified West Indians.
- There are a few reverberant coups de théâtre, but we get the point, such as it is, quickly, and are kept awake only by the hope of an ending.
- Im 1972, US president Richard Nixon staged one of the most celebrated coups de théâtre in the history of politics when he stepped aboard Air Force One and struck out for China.
- He's very matter-of-fact, but occasionally allows himself a wry chuckle at some particularly outré coup de théâtre.
- Opening the shutters of our room reveals, in a real coup de théâtre, Red Square.
- Dorian's quick-thinking ruse is plausible, and makes an effective coup de théâtre.
Origin French, literally ‘blow of theater’. |