"couperet" meaning in French

See couperet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ku.pʁɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-couperet.wav Forms: couperets [plural]
Etymology: From couper (“to cut”) + -eret. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|couper|-eret|t1=to cut}} couper (“to cut”) + -eret Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} couperet m (plural couperets)
  1. cleaver, butchers' knife; (figurative) axe Tags: masculine Synonyms: feuille de boucher
    Sense id: en-couperet-fr-noun-d1LHWTYA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eret, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eret: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (sports) knockout (match) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-couperet-fr-noun-jHR~bfTt Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tomber comme un couperet

Inflected forms

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    }
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From couper (“to cut”) + -eret.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "To avoid the axe, the ENA tried to modernize",
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          "text": "Pour éviter le couperet, l’ENA a tenté de se moderniser [title]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        [
          "butchers' knife",
          "butchers' knife"
        ],
        [
          "axe",
          "axe"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "feuille de boucher"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "a match in the knock-out stages",
          "text": "un match couperet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "knockout (match)"
      ],
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          "knockout"
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        "(sports) knockout (match)"
      ],
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      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
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    "French nouns",
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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "word": "tomber comme un couperet"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "english": "To avoid the axe, the ENA tried to modernize",
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          "text": "Pour éviter le couperet, l’ENA a tenté de se moderniser [title]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "cleaver",
          "cleaver"
        ],
        [
          "butchers' knife",
          "butchers' knife"
        ],
        [
          "axe",
          "axe"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "feuille de boucher"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "knockout (match)"
      ],
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          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "knockout",
          "knockout"
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        "(sports) knockout (match)"
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      ],
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        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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