foudre

American  

[foo-dr^uh] / ˈfu drə /

noun

French.

plural

foudres

1. a large cask for maturing, storing, and transporting wine.

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Example Sentences

Can a muralist and product designer infographic his way into telling a compelling love story, from coup de foudre to coeur brisé?

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

Or all at once, in a coup de foudre, a lightning strike of, “Hey, this is my town!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Mr. Rogers and his wife also parted ways when, in a coup de foudre in the early 1970s, he fell in love with Ruth Elias, an American book designer and later a chef.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2021

Reluctantly, he takes on the case of Vanessa: for the first time, of course, he actually falls, coup de foudre.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2010

De moy, déjà deux fois d'une pareille foudre Je me suis vu perclus, Et deux fois la raison m'a si bien fait resoudre, Qu'il ne m'en souvient plus.

From Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 by Various