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golpe meaning in English

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golpe noun
{m}

blow [blows](act of striking or hitting)
noun
[UK: bləʊ] [US: ˈbloʊ]

coup [coups](takeover of one group by another)
noun
[UK: kuː] [US: ˈkuː]

graft [grafts](con job)
noun
[UK: ɡrɑːft] [US: ˈɡræft]

putsch(a coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government)
noun
[UK: pʊtʃ] [US: ˈpʊtʃ]

scam [scams](fraudulent deal)
noun
[UK: skæm] [US: ˈskæm]

swat(a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking)
noun
[UK: swɒt] [US: ˈswɑːt]

golpe de estado verb
{m}

overthrow [overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing, overthrows](to bring about the downfall of)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈovərˌθro.ʊ]

golpe de estado noun
{m}

coup d'état(sudden overthrow of a government)
noun

putsch(a coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government)
noun
[UK: pʊtʃ] [US: ˈpʊtʃ]

golpe de misericórdia noun
{m}

coup de grâce(final blow)
noun
[UK: kuː də] [US: ˈkuː ˈdiː]

finishing move(final blow)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.nɪʃ.ɪŋ muːv] [US: ˈfɪ.nɪʃ.ɪŋ ˈmuːv]

golpe de sorte noun

fluke [flukes](stroke of luck)
noun
[UK: fluːk] [US: ˈfluːk]

golpe palaciano noun
{m}

palace coupnoun

golpear verb

smash [smashed, smashing, smashes](hit extremely hard)
verb
[UK: smæʃ] [US: ˈsmæʃ]

strike [struck, struck, striking, strikes](to hit)
verb
[UK: straɪk] [US: ˈstraɪk]

golpear noun

smite(to hit)
noun
[UK: smaɪt] [US: smaɪt]

antigolpe adjective

anticoup(opposing a coup)
adjective

aplicar um golpe verb

scam [scammed, scamming, scams](to defraud or embezzle)
verb
[UK: skæm] [US: ˈskæm]

contragolpe noun
{m}

counterblow(blow delivered in reply to another)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.bləʊ] [US: ˈkaʊn.tərˌblo.ʊ]

countercoupnoun

counterpunch(punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else)
noun
[UK: ˈkaʊn.tərˌ.pəntʃ] [US: ˈkaʊn.tər.ˌpəntʃ]