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1 coup
[ku:]1) (a sudden successful action: He achieved a real coup by completing this deal.) kup2) (a coup d'état: There's been a coup in one of the African republics.) statskup•* * *[ku:]1) (a sudden successful action: He achieved a real coup by completing this deal.) kup2) (a coup d'état: There's been a coup in one of the African republics.) statskup• -
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3 coup d'état
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4 coup
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6 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) strømafbrydelse; mørklægning2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) mørklægning; sendeforbud3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) bevidsthedstab; black out4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) klappen går ned5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) strømafbrydelse6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) lysslukning; black out* * *1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) strømafbrydelse; mørklægning2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) mørklægning; sendeforbud3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) bevidsthedstab; black out4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.) klappen går ned5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.) strømafbrydelse6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) lysslukning; black out
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