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French idioms

What does “Avoir le coup de foudre” mean?

Avoir le coup de foudre

Word for word

To have the strike of lightning

What it really means

To fall in love instantly with someone. More rarely it is used for a sudden passion for a place or an object.

How we say it in English

Love at first sight

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