Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
colpo di mano
English translation:
coup de main
Added to glossary by
Paul O'Brien
Apr 27, 2008 21:19
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
colpo di mano
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
It must be something political...
Nel 1470 Firenze bloccò il colpo di mano di alcuni fuoriusciti fiorentini che occuparono la città di Prato. Ottenne presto importanti successi diplomatici.
Nel 1470 Firenze bloccò il colpo di mano di alcuni fuoriusciti fiorentini che occuparono la città di Prato. Ottenne presto importanti successi diplomatici.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | coup de main |
Paul O'Brien
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| 5 | sudden attack |
Gemma Monco Waters
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| 4 | Swift attack Or Unexpected attack |
Gad Kohenov
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Change log
Apr 28, 2008 06:59: Paul O'Brien Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Argentina
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Argentina
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
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Swift attack Or Unexpected attack
Reminded me of the French expression Coup de main:
Found in Babylon:
A Coup de main is a swift attack that relies on speed and surprise to accomplish its objectives in a single blow. The United States Department of Defense defines it as: The literal translation from French means a stroke or blow of the hand. The term coup de main originally meant "by direct assault rather than by artillery".
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WordNet 2.0 דפדף
coup de main
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Noun
1. an attack without warning
(synonym) surprise attack
(hypernym) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(hyponym) terrorist attack
of French. Here is what I found in Babylon.
Found in Babylon:
A Coup de main is a swift attack that relies on speed and surprise to accomplish its objectives in a single blow. The United States Department of Defense defines it as: The literal translation from French means a stroke or blow of the hand. The term coup de main originally meant "by direct assault rather than by artillery".
See more at Wikipedia.org...
This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
WordNet 2.0 דפדף
coup de main
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Noun
1. an attack without warning
(synonym) surprise attack
(hypernym) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(hyponym) terrorist attack
of French. Here is what I found in Babylon.
8 hrs
Gemma Monco Waters
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
&
English
Specializes in field
Italy
always ready for a new challenge
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to English, and 1 more.
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sudden attack
My choice
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-04-28 05:44:03 GMT)
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coup de main is exact, but unfortunately is French and we are trying to translate into Italian, right? I tink it is more correct to use the Italian term, whenever possible. There are already so many things we cannot say without using a foreign word!!
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-04-28 05:47:50 GMT)
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forgive my typos, I haven't had any coffee yet. Talk about heroin addiction! They should forbid the sale of coffee in Italy. We are all like so many zombies until we have had our daily fix. We need coffee prohibitionism and massive Betty Ford rehab.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-04-28 05:44:03 GMT)
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coup de main is exact, but unfortunately is French and we are trying to translate into Italian, right? I tink it is more correct to use the Italian term, whenever possible. There are already so many things we cannot say without using a foreign word!!
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-04-28 05:47:50 GMT)
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forgive my typos, I haven't had any coffee yet. Talk about heroin addiction! They should forbid the sale of coffee in Italy. We are all like so many zombies until we have had our daily fix. We need coffee prohibitionism and massive Betty Ford rehab.
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