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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.
However, most English speakers pronounce Dutch words such as Rooibosch and veldschoen with /ʃ/, more closely following the pronunciation rules for German spelling. In contrast, certain well-established Dutch surnames and place names in the United States dating to colonial times , such as Schuyler , have sch pronounced as / s k / , which is ...
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."
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Marguerite Yourcenar (UK: / ˈ j ʊər s ə n ɑːr, ˈ j ʊ k ə n ɑːr /, [1] [2] US: / ˌ j ʊər s ə ˈ n ɑːr /; [3] French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit juʁsənaʁ] ⓘ; born Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour; 8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947.
Coup de Grâce (German: Der Fangschuss, French: Le Coup de grâce) is a 1976 West German drama war film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Adapted from the novel Coup de Grâce by the French author Marguerite Yourcenar, the war film explores passion amid underlying political tones. [1] The title comes from the French expression, meaning ...