la

feminine

/kuʁs/

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Translation

race; errand; (les courses) the shopping

Word origin

From Italian corsa or directly from Latin cursus ('a running, a course'), from currere ('to run'). The same root gives English 'course', 'current' and 'cursor'.

Origin: Latin
Root: cursus
English cognates: course, current

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcourses

Examples

He won the hundred-metre race.

fermeture .

I have to do the shopping before the shop closes.

She went out on an errand to buy some bread.

The race against the clock started at noon.

We do the shopping together every Saturday.

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This word is part of lesson 18.