snowyfluffy (corrgiez-moi svp)

[river oxide]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

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Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[still bluff]

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/coup

"coup" is part of lots of idiomatic phrases, including "coup de fil". If you translate "coup de fil" literally it means "a line hit" and comes from a time when all phones were wired. But of course, being an idiomatic phrase, nobody registers it like that when they hear it. To native speakers it just means "a phone call".

"coup" when used idiomatically usually denotes something fast, sudden or unexpected. You'll notice that in the list of phrases mentioned in the link I shared.