What does coupure in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word coupure in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use coupure in French.

The word coupure in French means cut, break, clipping, cutting, bill, water cut-off, power cut, blackout, power outage, power cut, blackout, power outage, press cutting, commercial break, commercial break, high-denomination banknote, high-denomination note, large banknote, large note, low-denomination banknote, low-denomination note, small banknote, small note. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coupure

cut

nom féminin (blessure) (injury)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La coupure est profonde et saigne beaucoup.
The cut is deep and bleeding heavily.

break

nom féminin (interruption)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une coupure d'eau est annoncée pour demain matin.
A water supply cut-off (or: the cutting-off of the water supply) has been announced for tomorrow morning.

clipping, cutting

nom féminin (article de journal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai rassemblé quelques coupures de journaux à ce sujet.
I've collected some press clippings (or: cuttings) on this subject.

bill

nom féminin (billet de banque) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La transaction a été faite en petites coupures.
The transaction was made in small bills.

water cut-off

nom féminin (arrêt de distribution d'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On se rend compte du confort de l'eau courante en cas de coupure d'eau.

power cut, blackout, power outage

nom féminin (arrêt de distribution d'électricité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La comptabilité des entreprises est mise en danger en cas de coupure d'électricité prolongée.

power cut, blackout, power outage

nom féminin (arrêt d'alimentation électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous n'avons pas pu nous servir de l'ordinateur hier à cause d'une coupure de courant.

press cutting

nom féminin (article de journal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commercial break

nom féminin (TV : pause pour passage de pub)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commercial break

nom féminin (interruption de diffusion pour publicité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

high-denomination banknote, high-denomination note, large banknote, large note

nom féminin (billet de montant important) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

low-denomination banknote, low-denomination note, small banknote, small note

nom féminin (billet de petite valeur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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