"coup de fouet" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ku də fwɛ/ Forms: coups de fouet [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “stroke of whip”. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} coup de fouet m (plural coups de fouet)
  1. lash, whiplash Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-coup_de_fouet-fr-noun-ScE4LB05
  2. (figuratively) boost Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-coup_de_fouet-fr-noun-ykJk-vWX
  3. (figuratively) wake-up call Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-coup_de_fouet-fr-noun-dg4eAfNU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 39 51

Inflected forms

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