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1 coup
[kuː]pl coups, n(also: coup d'état) zamach m stanu; ( achievement) osiągnięcie nt* * *[ku:]1) (a sudden successful action: He achieved a real coup by completing this deal.) przełom, wielki sukces2) (a coup d'état: There's been a coup in one of the African republics.) przewrót• -
2 blackout
['blækaut]n( in wartime) zaciemnienie nt; ( power cut) przerwa f w dostawie energii elektrycznej; (TV, RADIO) zagłuszanie nt; ( faint) (krótkotrwała) utrata f przytomności* * *1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) zaciemnienie2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) zakaz publikacji3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) czasowa utrata przytomności4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) zamroczenie5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) przerwa w dopływie prądu6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) wygaszenie
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