du coupexpr.
[dy ku]
so, as a result — spoken French’s favourite way to link ideas
In a sentence
- Il pleuvait, du coup on est restés à la maison.It was raining, so we stayed home.
- Le train était annulé, du coup j’ai pris le bus.The train was cancelled, so I took the bus.
Purists groan at its overuse, but ‘du coup’ is everywhere in modern spoken French — master it and you instantly sound ten years less textbook.
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What « du coup » means, the register it belongs to (familier), and two sentences you can use today. A new word every day → Open this short as a page — transcript included →