coup de pot

Definitions of coup de pot
  1. noun
    a stroke of luck
    synonyms: pot
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    type of:
    chance, coup de chance, pot
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
  2. noun
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
    synonyms: chance, coup de chance, pot
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    types:
    pot
    a stroke of luck
    type of:
    phénomène
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
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