lacourse

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

mètres.

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.

midi.

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 29.