sur le coup

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French

Pronunciation

Adverb

sur le coup

  1. instantly, right then and there, on the spot
    Il est mort sur le coup.He died instantly.
  2. (informal) at the time, at first

Adjective

sur le coup (invariable)

  1. (informal) on it

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