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coupé
cut
In French, 'coupé' can mean 'cut' but it's often used to describe a type of car with a closed body and a fixed roof, like a sedan or a coupe. In this context, 'coupé' is not interchangeable with 'cut'.
Example sentences using: coupé
J'ai coupé l'orange en deux.
I cut the orange in half.
In this sentence, 'coupé' is used as a past participle verb to express the action of cutting something, in this case, an orange.
Le conducteur a coupé le moteur.
The driver turned off the engine.
Here, 'coupé' is translated as 'turned off', signifying the halting of operations in the context of stopping a motor or an engine.
Il a coupé la ligne.
He cut the line.
In this example, 'coupé' is referring to cutting in line. This typically has a negative connotation implying the person intentionally skipped ahead of others.