Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 6, 2004 16:13
20 yrs ago
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French term
France
coup de coeur
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Journalism
Used in a text about Handicap international :
"la suite de l'histoire de l'ONG n'est qu'une addition de coups de coeur, de coups de folie, de laborieux apprentissages, avec la volonté de toujours mettre l'opinion de son côté
"la suite de l'histoire de l'ONG n'est qu'une addition de coups de coeur, de coups de folie, de laborieux apprentissages, avec la volonté de toujours mettre l'opinion de son côté
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | see comment |
Hacene
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| 5 | love affair / crush / fascination / |
peekay
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| 4 | impulse |
Clive Jones
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see comment
The following history of the NGO is nothing but a sum up of passion, madness, slow learning progress, with the will to gather public opinion on their side.
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Comment: "Thanks. Passion is good.
(it is "the rest of the story" in the context."
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impulse
No references handy! "Acheter qqc d'un coup de coeur" means to impulse buy.
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love affair / crush / fascination /
It can mean all the boave and several other similar terms. Essentially it describes a very strong appreciation of or attraction to something.
In addition it is also sometimes used to denote very good wines; real showstoppers
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In addition it is also sometimes used to denote very good wines; real showstoppers
check out the link provided
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