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政变 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coup noun A sudden, illegal seizure of power from a government, often by the military.
  • graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
  • hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
  • scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
  • swat verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.

Senses

政变 is used for these senses in English:

  • con game A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
  • coup (by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
  • graft (countable) A con job.
  • hit A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
  • scam A fraudulent deal.
  • swat A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.

coup — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, illegal seizure of power from a government, often by the military.
  2. noun A brilliant and highly successful move or achievement.

graft — full definition

  1. noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
  2. verb To transplant living tissue or a plant shoot onto another body or plant.
  3. noun Dishonest profit gained through abuse of power, especially in politics or business.
  4. noun Hard work, especially informal British usage for effort or labor.

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