coup de grâcenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/us/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/formalan action that ends something that has been gradually getting worse, or that kills a person or animal in order to end their suffering:
Jane's affair was the coup de grâce to her disintegrating marriage.
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- adios
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- andante
- Angrez
- angst
- bon voyage
- corps de ballet
- déjà vu
- libretto
- operetta
- prima ballerina
- reveille
- scherzo
- smorgasbord
- sonata
- virtuoso
- wanderlust
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