How is the phrase coup de tonnerre translated from French to English

English translation
bombshell
noun

Nouvelle choquante qui surprend tout le monde.

Shocking news that surprises everyone.

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  • Sa démission a été un coup de tonnerre. — Her resignation was a bombshell.

  • Elle est entrée avec l'allure d'une bombe. — She walked in looking like a bombshell.

  • Le rapport a été un coup de tonnerre pour tout le secteur. — The report dropped a bombshell on the whole industry.

  • Sa grand-mère était une vraie bombe dans sa jeunesse. — Her grandmother was a real bombshell in her youth.

  • L'annonce était-elle vraiment un tel coup de tonnerre ? — Was the announcement really such a bombshell?

  • Qui est cette bombe en robe rouge ? — Who is the bombshell in the red dress?

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