du coup
Meanings
Adverb
1. as a result (colloquial)
2. filler word (colloquial)
Examples8
du coup, il ne veut pas partir
as a result, he doesn't want to leave
Du coup, ça a l'air plus grand.
It looks consequently bigger.
J'ai mal aux dents, du coup je ne peux rien manger.
I have a toothache, so I can't eat anything.
Je prenais une douche, du coup je n'ai pas entendu le téléphone.
I was taking a shower, so I didn't hear the phone.
Le réveil n'a pas sonné ce matin. Du coup, j'ai raté l'école.
The alarm clock didn't go off this morning, so I missed school.
On s’est encore disputé hier soir, du coup on ne se parle pas aujourd’hui.
We had words again last night, so today we're not speaking.