ko punch

• Coup qui met l'adversaire hors de combat, généralement au boxing ou dans un combat, le rendant inconscient ou incapable de continuer ; utilisé aussi métaphoriquement pour désigner un coup décisif ou écrasant dans toute situation compétitive.

A knockout punch, typically in boxing or fighting, that renders an opponent unconscious or unable to continue; also used metaphorically to describe a decisive or devastating blow in any competitive situation.

1. Knockout punchB2informal

   A powerful punch in boxing that knocks an opponent unconscious or unable to get up within a count.

   coup de poing knockout

   • The boxer delivered a devastating KO punch in the third round.
   • He was known for his powerful KO punch.
   • The champion's KO punch ended the fight instantly.

2. Decisive blowB2informal

   A decisive action or event that ends a competition, argument, or situation.

   Coup décisif

   • The new evidence was the KO punch in the trial.
   • Her final argument was the KO punch of the debate.
   • The company's bankruptcy was the KO punch for the industry.