coup de grâce

Etymology
Late 17th century. Borrowed from. Originally referring to a merciful stroke putting a fatally wounded person out of misery or to the shot delivered to the head of a prisoner after facing a firing squad.

Noun

 * 1) A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.
 * 2)  A remarkable finishing action.
 * 1)  A remarkable finishing action.
 * 1)  A remarkable finishing action.
 * 1)  A remarkable finishing action.
 * 1)  A remarkable finishing action.

Usage notes
Some speakers, aware that some final consonants are dropped in French, drop the final sound in  even though it is pronounced in French, making it sound like French.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: удар міласэрнасці
 * Catalan: cop de gràcia
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 致命一擊
 * Danish: nådestød, dødsstød
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: fina frapo, fina bato
 * Finnish: armonisku, armonlaukaus
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: χαριστική βολή
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:, nådeskudd
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: golpe de misericórdia
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: уда́р милосе́рдия, после́дний уда́р, смерте́льный уда́р
 * Sinhalese: මරු පහර
 * Spanish: golpe de gracia, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish: son darbe, öldürücü darbe
 * Ukrainian:

Etymology
lit. 'strike of mercy'.

Noun

 * 1) finishing blow,