English-Danish translations for coup

kupMed eller uden blodsudgydelse, et kup er et kup. Bloodless or not bloodless, a coup is a coup. Generalen overtog magten ved et kup. The general took over in a coup. Det seneste kup i Mauretanien er skuffende. The recent coup in Mauritania is disappointing.
statskupJeg ønsker ikke, at det bliver et statskup. I do not want this to be a coup d'état. Det er kun lidt bedre end et ublodigt statskup. This is little less than a bloodless coup d'état. Det kalder vi naturligvis for et statskup. Of course we call that a coup d'état.

A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act
A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery
A coup d'état
A takeover of one group by another
One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup
To make a coup

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