coup de foudre /də foo-dr’/ noun

1. A sudden and astonishing happening, a thunderclap
2. Love at first sight

coup de grâce /də gräs/ noun

1. A finishing blow to put out of pain
2. A deathblow
3. A finishing stroke generally

coup de main /də mɛ̃/ noun

A sudden vigorous attack

coup de maître /də metr’/ noun

A masterstroke

coup de poing /də pwɛ̃/ noun

1. A blow or punch with the fist
2. A typical Old Stone Age axe, a roughly pointed piece of stone held in the hand

coup d'essai /de-sā/ noun

1. An experimental work
2. A first attempt

coup d’état /dā-tä/ noun

A violent or subversive action resulting in a change of government or state policy

coup de théâtre /də tā-ätr’/ noun

1. A sudden and sensational turn eg in a play, a theatrical effect
2. A theatrical success

coup d'oeil /dœ-i/ noun

A general view at a glance