"tout à coup" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /tu.t‿a ku/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-tout à coup.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} tout à coup
  1. all of a sudden, out of the blue
    Sense id: en-tout_à_coup-fr-adv-AbEnGACn

Download JSON data for tout à coup meaning in French (1.2kB)

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