Usage examples of "coupe" in French with translation to English

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Le diamant coupe le diamant. Diamond cuts diamond.
Il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
Ils se sont moqués de la coupe de cheveux de Jack. They made fun of Jack's haircut.
On leur coupe la tête. We're chopping off their head.
Coupe une tranche de pain pour moi, s'il te plait. Please slice a loaf of bread for me.
Coupe la tarte en parts. Cut the pie into slices.
Les Pays-Bas ont gagné la Coupe du Monde 2010. The Netherlands have won the 2010 World Cup.
Tu n'as pas besoin d'une coupe de cheveux cette semaine. You don't need to get a haircut this week.
Ce couteau ne coupe pas bien. This knife doesn't cut well.
Beaucoup de choses se passent, de la coupe aux lèvres. Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Je ne pouvais m'empêcher de rire de sa coupe de cheveux. I could not help laughing at his haircut.
Coupe le gâteau avec un couteau. Cut the cake with a knife.
La coupe tiendra une place d'honneur dans mon bureau. The cup is to take pride of place in my study.
Ce dont j'ai le moins besoin, c'est d'une coupe de cheveux. What I need worst is a haircut.
Coupe le gâteau avec ce couteau. Cut the cake with that knife.
La France a gagné la Coupe du Monde de 1998. France is the winner of the 1998 World Cup.
Ne te coupe pas le doigt. Don't cut your finger.
Personne ne travaille. Tout le monde regarde la Coupe du monde. No one is working. Everyone's watching the World Cup.
Trois fois mesure et une fois coupe. Measure thrice, cut once.
En 1958, le Brésil a gagné sa première Coupe du Monde. In 1958, Brazil won its first World Cup victory.
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