2006-11-23 12:20:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
"Coup de grâce"
2006-11-23 12:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by blotto 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a coup de grace means "a blow of mercy" in French, and it's killing that is intended to end the suffering of a wounded creature.
So, a gun shot to the head may be a coup de grace, but it might simply be "attempted murder". OTOH, a coup de grace could be a gunshot to the head or the heart, a knife stroke, or any other method of murder.
Coup de grace is sometimes used sarcastically -- someone isn't really suffering, but someone else "puts them out of their misery" by killing them (or even firing them from their job or ending a relationship with them).
2006-11-23 20:41:16 · answer #2 · answered by Madame M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
coup de graw, sianora, the fatal shot
2006-11-23 20:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by james w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coup de grâce
2006-11-23 20:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn Rosemary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a shot gun wedding..same thing
2006-11-23 20:23:31 · answer #5 · answered by Maggi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
un coup de grace
2006-11-23 20:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by barrych209 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋