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a coup de grâce |
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a coup de grâce (formal) an action or event which ends or destroys something that is gradually becoming worse Jane's affair delivered the coup de grâce to her failing marriage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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More impressive is another 'Judith and Holofernes', with the whiskery villain out for the count in drunken slumber, about to receive the coup de grâce. Toutefois, c'est seulement après la publication des travaux du Professeur allemand Cari Steinheil en 1838 qu'un usage pratique de cette découverte fut mis en uvre, grâce au développement de la télégraphie commerciale. Another man veered close to them, accompanied by a child, to deliver the coup de grâce. |
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