coup de filet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku d(ə) fi.lɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

coup de filet m (plural coups de filet)

1. haul (fish or birds caught all at once in a net)
2. (by extension, law enforcement) raid during which the police made numerous arrests
3. (figurative) gain, considerable profit made in one fell swoop