coup de collier
French, noun/ku d(ə) kɔ.lje/
coup de collier is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-C-O-L-L-I-E-R (13 letters). Coup de collier is a French masculine noun meaning “sudden effort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Supplément d’effort donné pour réussir dans quelque entreprise”.
What does coup de collier mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesudden effort
donner un coup de collier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Supplément d’effort donné pour réussir dans quelque entreprise.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coup de collier
- coups de collier plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de collier?
- /ku d(ə) kɔ.lje/
- \ku də kɔ.lje\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.