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(a) (decisive blow) coup m décisif□∎ that was a sockdolager of a thunderstorm/movie! quel orage incroyable/film génial!Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > sockdolager
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blow — I n. 1) to deal, deliver, strike a blow (he dealt us a severe blow) 2) to heap, rain blows on smb. 3) to come to blows; to exchange blows 4) to take a blow (the boxer took several blows to the head) 5) to cushion; deflect, parry, ward off; dodge… … Combinatory dictionary
blow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard knock that hits sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, heavy, nasty, painful, powerful, severe, sharp, stinging, violent … Collocations dictionary
decisive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ADVERB ▪ potentially ▪ He had one potentially decisive factor in his favour/favor: the element of surprise. ▪ ultimately (esp. BrE … Collocations dictionary
body blow — /ˈbɒdi bloʊ/ (say bodee bloh) noun 1. Boxing a blow to an opponent s body between the breastbone and the waistline. 2. a serious (but not decisive) setback or defect: *the absence of Hutchinson is a body blow for the Lions. –west australian, 1991 …
fatal blow — deadly hit or stroke, lethal assault, decisive attack … English contemporary dictionary
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
football — /foot bawl /, n. 1. a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent s goal line and by place… … Universalium
Naval warfare — Sea power redirects here. For the magazine, see Seapower. The French (left) and British (right) lines at the Battle of Chesapeake Warfare … Wikipedia
Muslim conquest of Syria — Part of the Muslim conquests and Byzantine Arab Wars … Wikipedia
Battle of Midway — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II … Wikipedia