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coup de coudre et coup de pouce

what is a good english explanation of these two phrases?

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Permalink Reply by Erwan on May 5, 2011 at 8:45am

un coup de foudre : a love at first sight

donner un coup de pouce :There is 2 meanings.

- it can mean that you accelerate something : to give (a bit of) a boost

- it can mean that you help someone/something at the beginning : to help someone/something get started

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