sous le coup de

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su l(ə) ku də/

Prepositional phrase

sous le coup de

  1. out of, under the effect of (some emotion)
    Synonym: sous l’effet de
    agir sous le coup de la colère ― to act out of anger, to act in anger
    sous le coup de l’émotion ― in the heat of the moment, in the grip of emotion
    sous le coup de la fatigue ― feeling tired, feeling the effect of tiredness

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