Monday, May 11, 2020
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 à coup to mean suddenly, all of the sudden:    En entendant les rà ©sultats, il a tout dun coup commencà © à 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 originalâ€â€and, for purists, onlyâ€â€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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