coup de fil
French, noun/ku d(ə) fil/
coup de fil is spelled C-O-U-P-D-E-F-I-L (9 letters). Coup de fil is a French masculine noun meaning “telephone call, ring, call, bell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appel téléphonique”.
What does coup de fil mean in English?
noun
- 1
informalmasculinetelephone call, ring, call, bell
Passe-moi un coup de fil.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appel téléphonique.
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 fil
- coups de fil plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coup de fil?
- /ku d(ə) fil/
- \ku d‿fil\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coup de fil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.