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A coup de grâce (/ ˌ k uː d ə ˈ ɡ r ɑː s /; French: [ku də ɡʁɑs] ⓘ 'blow of mercy') is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It may be a mercy killing of mortally wounded civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent.
Coup de grâce is properly pronounced in French as [kud ɡʁas] (2 syllables, not 3). In English it is often mistakenly pronounced [ku də ɡɹa], which is the pronunciation of coup de gras, "blow of fat" in French.
coup de main (pl. coups de main) a surprise attack. In French, [donner] un coup de main means "[to give] a hand" (to give assistance). Even if the English meaning exists as well (as in faire le coup de main), it is old-fashioned. coup d'état (pl. coups d'état) a sudden change in government by force; literally "hit (blow) of state."
This occurs notably in the term coup de grâce, in which some speakers omit the final consonant /s/, although it is pronounced in French as [ku də ɡʁɑs]; omitting this consonant instead sounds like coup de gras, meaning a nonsensical "blow of fat."
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