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coup(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (politics)
a. el golpe de estado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The activists planned a coup to overthrow the government.Los activistas planearon un golpe de estado para derrocar el gobierno.
2. (triumph)
a. el golpe maestro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It was a coup when the novice reporter's story was printed on the front page.Fue un golpe maestro que la historia de la reportera principiante apareciera en primera plana.
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