en coup de vent

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ ku d(ə) vɑ̃/
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Adverb

en coup de vent

(informal, figuratively) briefly, quickly, hurriedly
passer en coup de vent ― to make a whirlwind stop, to pay a flying visit, to stop by briefly, to drop by quickly

See also

n’être que de passage (“to just be passing through”)
ne faire que passer (“to just be passing through”)
faire acte de présence (“to put in an appearance”)

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