coup de semonce
French
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editcoup de semonce m (plural coups de semonce)
- warning shot (shot fired in the air as a warning)
- Synonyms: tir de semonce, tir de sommation
- (figuratively) warning shot (action intended to act as a warning)
- (figuratively) wake-up call (alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event)
- Synonyms: signal d’alarme, avertissement