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coupure

cut

noun koo-PUR Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

power cut, break

Usage Note

Coupure can be a small cut on the skin, a cut in a text or film, or very commonly a power cut — une coupure de courant (a power outage) is the standard phrase. In journalism, a coupure de presse (press clipping) is a newspaper cutting. The word spans domestic, medical, and editorial registers.

Examples

"Il a une petite coupure au doigt."

Natural Translation

He has a small cut on his finger.

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