rouer de coups
French, verb/ʁwe d(ə) ku/
rouer de coups is spelled R-O-U-E-R-D-E-C-O-U-P-S (12 letters). Rouer de coups is a French verb meaning “to pummel, to lambaste, to shower with blows, to rain blows upon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Asséner de coups ; battre”.
What does rouer de coups mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pummel, to lambaste, to shower with blows, to rain blows upon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Asséner de coups ; battre.
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.
How do you pronounce rouer de coups?
- /ʁwe d(ə) ku/
- \ʁwe də ku\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rouer de coups
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.