course in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

course (of river, road, planet, star)
cours m
course (of boat, plane)
cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
tenir un cap
to be on course for lit
être en route pour
to be on course for fig
aller vers
the economy is back on course
l'économie s'est restabilisée
to be or go off course
faire fausse route
to change course (gen) lit
changer de direction
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
changer de cap
to change course fig
changer d'avis
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT
mettre le cap sur
course of action
moyen m d'action
course of action
parti m
to take a course of action
prendre un parti
this is the only course open to us
c'est le seul parti qui s'offre à nous

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

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III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

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course in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for course in the English»French Dictionary

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II.course [kɔ:s, Am kɔ:rs] VB intr

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refresher course [rɪˈfreʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

course Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do/take/follow a course in sth
prendre/suivre un cours de qc
to put sb on a course of sth
mettre qn sous traitement de qc
that's about par for the course pej
c'est ce à quoi il faut s'attendre
to pervert the course of justice
entraver l'action de la justice
to steer a middle course between sth
trouver un compromis entre qc
it's serves his own interest, of course! [or what do you think!]
c'est qu'il y trouve son intérêt, pardi!
of course, it had to happen!
ça devait obligatoirement arriver!
in the course of a conversation
au détour d'une conversation
to direct the course of sb's life
diriger le cours de la vie de qn
in the course of Tuesday night
mardi, dans la nuit

course Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for course in the French»English Dictionary

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Because of this, students can now attend both sessions of the course, and the age bracket has been increased to include up to age seventeen.
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This could of course be reduced to lower the noise level but the engine would then suffer from a rough idle and usually stalled.
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Some programs, like engineering or medicine require extra upper secondary level courses in mathematics and sciences, which can be attained through a foundation course in engineering.
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The team with the fastest time through the 48.6 km course based on the time of its first five riders wins the competition.
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Those lacy, frilly delicates and men's silk bikini briefs (which are totally masculine, needless to say) are, of course, completely mentionable now.
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He has been arrested several times and put in prison in the course of his rambles.
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Of course, it was widely evaded, either through demands for maintenance and expenses or a "sub rosa" barter transaction.
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In the course of international expansion, the company has run into bumps ranging from political risk to environmental controversy.
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It is possible that, over the course of her life, she wrote more thank-you letters than anyone else in the history of the world.
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There is of course difficulty in abbreviating a presentation of work which covers more than 700 papers and 25 books.
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