Synonyms for coupe


Grammar : Noun
Spell : koop
Phonetic Transcription : kup

Top 10 synonyms for coupe Other synonyms for the word coupe

Définition of coupe

Origin :
  • 1834, from French coupe (18c.), noun use of past participle of couper "to cut (in half);" see coup. Modern use is from early 19c. carrosse coupe "cut-off carriage," a shorter version of the berlin, minus the back seat. First applied to closed two-door automobiles 1908.
  • As in sports car : noun small fast car
  • As in car : noun vehicle driven on streets
Example sentences :
  • His hands trembled as he meshed the gears and shot the coupe away from the curb.
  • Extract from : « The Monster » by S. M. Tenneshaw
  • Monopolizing the coupe, she became absolute mistress of the situation.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "I will take you in my coupe," said the doctor to the Count.
  • Extract from : « Strong as Death » by Guy de Maupassant
  • Long ago Captain Daniel had taught me the remedy for this coupe.
  • Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • He had ordered his coachman to have his coupe in readiness for the evening.
  • Extract from : « Prince Zilah, Complete » by Jules Claretie
  • Driver, a hundred francs for you, if you follow that coupe down there!
  • Extract from : « The Clique of Gold » by Emile Gaboriau
  • His nerves were evidently jarred and unstrung, and it was a relief when he at last got into his coupe.
  • Extract from : « Vendetta » by Marie Corelli
  • There were chestnuts in it, too—so she was glad she had not selected the coupe aux marrons.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • We found the road to the "coupe," which was seen for many, many miles.
  • Extract from : « Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 » by Maria R. Audubon
  • Jourdan—'coupe tte' they called him—sat in the Pope's chair.
  • Extract from : « The Red City » by S. Weir Mitchell
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