course

UK
/kɔːs/
US
/kɔrs/

Translations

coursenoun
courses
pl
UK
/kɔːs/
US
/kɔrs/
She enrolled in a French language course to improve her speaking skills.
Elle s'est inscrite à un cours de français pour améliorer son expression orale.
The main course was a delicious roast chicken with vegetables.
Le plat principal était un délicieux poulet rôti avec des légumes.
parcours de golf
They spent the afternoon playing on the new golf course.
Ils ont passé l'après-midi à jouer sur le nouveau parcours de golf.
The course of history was changed by the invention of the printing press.
Le déroulement de l'histoire a été changé par l'invention de l'imprimerie.
assiseEn maçonnerie.
A damp-proof course was inserted to stop moisture rising up the walls.
Une assise étanche a été posée pour empêcher l'humidité de remonter dans les murs.
curePour un traitement médical ou une médication sur une durée déterminée.
He finished a ten-day course of antibiotics.
Il a terminé une cure de dix jours d'antibiotiques.
Additional translations
capEn navigation et en aéronautique.
coursDans des tournures comme « le cours de... ».
courseverb
coursed
Past Simple
coursed
Past Participle
coursing
Gerund
UK
/kɔːs/
US
/kɔrs/
coulerPour un cours d'eau ou un flux qui se déplace dans une direction donnée.
The river courses through the valley, providing water to the surrounding fields.
La rivière coule à travers la vallée, apportant de l'eau aux champs environnants.
parcourirAvec l'idée d'un mouvement rapide ou d'un frisson qui se répand.
Excitement coursed through her veins as she prepared for the race.
L'excitation la parcourait tandis qu'elle se préparait pour la course.
Additional translations
courreTermes de chasse.
courseadjective
UK
/kɔːs/
US
/kɔrs/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g. "course materials").
de coursDans le domaine de l'enseignement.
Course fees must be paid in full before the first lecture.
Les frais de cours doivent être payés en totalité avant le premier cours.
courseinterjection
Informal ellipsis of 'of course', used to indicate agreement, permission or certainty.
bien sûrFamilier, pour exprimer l'accord ou la certitude.
"Can you give me a hand with this?" — "Course!"
« Tu peux m'aider avec ça ? » — « Bien sûr ! »

Definitions

coursenoun
A series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.
She enrolled in a French language course to improve her speaking skills.
The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.
The captain set a course for the island to avoid the storm.
A part of a meal served at one time.
The main course was a delicious roast chicken with vegetables.
A golf course, which is an area of land designed for playing golf.
They spent the afternoon playing on the new golf course.
A series of events or actions that happen over a period of time.
The course of history was changed by the invention of the printing press.
A continuous horizontal layer of bricks, stones, or other building material in a wall.
A damp-proof course was inserted to stop moisture rising up the walls.
A prescribed period of medical treatment or medication.
He finished a ten-day course of antibiotics.
courseverb
To move swiftly or flow in a particular direction.
The river courses through the valley, providing water to the surrounding fields.
To pursue or hunt game with hounds.
The hunters coursed the deer through the forest.
To run or move rapidly.
Excitement coursed through her veins as she prepared for the race.
courseadjective
Relating to an educational course or set of classes.
Course fees must be paid in full before the first lecture.
courseinterjection
Used informally to express agreement, permission, or certainty; short for “of course”.
"Can you give me a hand with this?" — "Course!"