coup de tête

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku də tɛt/
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Noun

coup de tête m (plural coups de tête)

  1. headbutt
    Synonym: (informal) coup de boule
  2. (sports) header
  3. (informal) whim, impulse
    Je l’ai achetée sur un coup de tête.I bought it on a whim.