coup de grâce

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coup de grâce (k

gräs

)

n. pl. coups de grâce (k

)

1. A deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim.

2. A finishing stroke or decisive event.

[French : coup, stroke + de, of + grâce, mercy.]

coup de grâce French [ku də grɑs]

n pl coups de grâce [ku də grɑs]

1. a mortal or finishing blow, esp one delivered as an act of mercy to a sufferer

2. a final or decisive stroke

[literally: blow of mercy]

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coup de grâce (French)

noun final blow, clincher (informal) (slang), kill, knockout blow, mortal blow, quietus, deathblow, mercy stroke His affair administered the coup de grâce to their marriage.

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Not only has the hotel operator been treating his employees like dirt—the staff members, which once numbered 70, have not gotten regular paychecks since October; not only has the State Department of Taxation seized the hotel’s restaurant, banquet facilities and several vacant guest rooms because the operator owes more than $500,000 in sales tax; but, in the coup de grâce, InterContinental Hotels Group, owner of the Crowne Plaza flag, has severed relations with the operation.

Crowne Plaza JFK Inn Trouble Amid Labor Unrest, Brand Dispute by Dana Rubinstein / The New York Observer

The lobster meat had a lovely, delicate texture but was overwhelmed by ginger, with the coup de grâce administered by sugary baby beets.

Globe-Trotting Chef\'d5s Detour Not Too Far Off the Fast Lane by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer

The lobster meat had a lovely, delicate texture but was overwhelmed by ginger, with the coup de grâce administered by sugary baby beets.

Globe-Trotting Chef's Detour Not Too Far Off the Fast Lane by Moira Hodgson / The New York Observer

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