coupe

CEFRC1

/kuːp/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A car with a fixed roof and two doors.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An area of forest where harvesting of wood is planned or has taken place.

Examples

  • He decided to buy a sleek two-door sports coupe.

  • She bought a red coupe for her birthday.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /kuːˈpeɪ̯/
  • /kup/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An ice cream dessert served in a coupe glass.

  2. A shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.

  3. A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé)

More examples

In context

  • The sports coupe was his dream car.

  • These are champagne glasses, says Peggy. No, I mean the tall ones, Jamie says. You're thinking of flutes, says Peggy. These are coupes.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French coupe. Doublet of cup, hive, and keeve.