couperet

French

Etymology

From couper (to cut) + -eret.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.pʁɛ/
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Noun

couperet m (plural couperets)

  1. cleaver, butchers' knife; (figurative) axe
    Synonym: feuille de boucher
    • 2021 April 9, Benoît Floc'h, “Pour éviter le couperet, l’ENA a tenté de se moderniser”, in Le Monde:
      Pour éviter le couperet, l’ENA a tenté de se moderniser [title]
      To avoid the axe, the ENA tried to modernize
  2. (sports) knockout (match)
    un match coupereta match in the knock-out stages

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