sur un coup de tête in French

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  "etymology_text": "From coup de tête.",
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        "(informal) on a whim, rashly, impulsively, on impulse, on the spur of the moment"
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          "word": "à chaud"
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          "word": "dans le feu de l’action"
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        {
          "word": "bille en tête"
        },
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          "word": "impulsivement"
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    {
      "ipa": "/sy.ʁ‿œ̃ ku də tɛt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sur un coup de tête"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From coup de tête.",
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  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "word": "à chaud"
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    {
      "word": "dans le feu de l’action"
    }
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bille en tête"
        },
        {
          "word": "impulsivement"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.ʁ‿œ̃ ku də tɛt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sur un coup de tête"
}

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"sur un coup de tête" meaning in French

Adverb