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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