Sunday, October 20, 2019
Tout dun Coup French Expression Meaning
Tout dun Coup French Expression Meaning Expression: Tout dun coup Pronunciation: [ too doo(n) koo] Meaning: all of a sudden, all at once Literal translation: all of a blow Register: normal Notes The French expression tout dun coup has two possible meanings. Tout dun coup is commonly used interchangeably with the expression tout coup to mean suddenly, all of the sudden:    En entendant les rà ©sultats, il a tout dun coup commencà © pleurer.    Upon hearing the results, he suddenly started crying.     Tout dun coup, jai eu envie de vomir.    All of the sudden, I felt sick. Though many native French speakers regularly use tout dun coup as above, it is technically incorrect. The original- and, for purists, only- meaning of tout dun coup is all at once, in a single movement.    Au lieu de payer en plusieurs versements, jai dà ©cidà © dacheter la voiture tout dun coup.    Rather than paying in installments, I decided to buy the car outright (pay the entire amount at once).     Elle a avalà © la bià ¨re tout dun coup.    She swallowed the beer all at once / in one go, She gulped down the whole beer. Synonym: dun seul coup
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