| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| course | n | (school: class) éducation : matière scolaire | cours nm |
| Mr. Adams is teaching the course. |
| C'est M. Adams qui donne ce cours. |
| course | n | (flow) fleuve, rivière : parcours de la source à l'embouchure | cours nm |
| The river's course was straight. |
| Le cours de la rivière était régulier. |
| course | n | (direction) direction | cap nm |
| The captain changed the ship's course. |
| Le capitaine a changé le cap du navire. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| course | n | (progress) | évolution nf |
| | | tournure nf |
| We're pleased with the course of this business. |
| Nous sommes satisfaits de l'évolution de cette affaire. |
| * Nous sommes satisfaits par la tournure que prend cet accord. |
| course | n | (duration) parcours dans le temps | cours nm |
| We spend a lot over the course of a year. |
| Nous dépensons beaucoup au cours d'une année. |
| course | n | (mode of activity) | chemin nm |
| I've tried everything and don't know which course to try next. |
| J'ai tout essayé et je ne sais pas quel chemin choisir à présent. |
| course | n | (trajectory) | parcours nm |
| | | trajectoire nf |
| She traced the arrow's course through the air. |
| * Elle a suivi le parcours du skieur depuis le haut de la piste. |
| * La voiture a dévié de sa trajectoire avant de percuter un arbre. |
| course | n | (meal) culinaire | plat nm |
| Are you ready for the main course? |
| Prêt pour le plat principal ? |
| course | n | (means) figuré | moyens nmpl |
| By which course do you plan to do this? |
| Quels moyens envisages-tu pour faire ça ? |
| course | n | (development) figuré | voie nf |
| You are taking the right course for your future. |
| Tu suis la bonne voie pour ton avenir. |
| course | n | (education: curriculum) éducation | programme nm |
| Tara has a difficult course of study. |
| Tara suit un programme universitaire difficile. |
| course | vi | (move like in course) liquide | courir⇒ vi |
| The water coursed through the canals. |
| L'eau courait dans les canaux. |
| course | vtr | (traverse) | traverser⇒ vtr |
| He coursed the wide plains, thinking of home. |
| * Il a traversé le désert en pensant à sa famille. |
| course | vtr | (pursue, chase) | poursuivre⇒ vtr |
| The hunters coursed the hare with their dogs. |
| Les chasseurs ont poursuivi le lièvre avec leurs chiens. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| academic course | | (leading to university entrance) allant jusqu'au bac | cycle long |
| as a matter of course | | | bien entendu |
| assault course | | | parcours du combattant nm |
| base course | | pour les routes | couche de base |
| block release course | | | cours en bloc nmpl |
| bridging course | n | UK (studies providing preparation for higher level) | cours de mise à niveau nm |
| | | cours de préparation nm |
| But of course | interj | (expressing polite consent) | en effet ! |
| But of course, you're right! |
| En effet ! C'est exactement ça ! |
| | | mais bien sûr ! |
| carry off course | | faire dévier | déporter v |
| certificate course | | | formation diplômante nf |
| change course | v | (alter one's direction) | changer de cap vi |
| chart a course | v | literal (plot or map a route) | tracer un itinéraire⇒ vtr |
| The ship's captain asked the navigator to chart a course to shore. |
| | | tracer la route vtr |
| chart a course | v | figurative (plan sth) | tracer la voie vtr |
| collision course | n | literal (military: direct path towards enemy) | se diriger l'un vers l'autre v pron |
| The two ships were on a collision course, and collided. |
| Les deux bateaux se dirigeaient l'un vers l'autre et sont finalement entrés en collision. |
| collision course | n | figurative (course leading to conflict with another) | aller (tout droit) au conflit vi |
| His refusal to even listen to other points of view set him on a collision course with nearly everyone he met. |
| | fam, anglicisme | aller au clash vi |
| Si tu t'obstines contre ton chef de service, tu vas tout droit au clash. |
| counselling course | | | cours d'orientation |
| course book, coursebook | n | (textbook used for study) | manuel nm |
| The recommended course book for this semester is available at all good book shops. |
| | | livre de classe nm |
| course of action | n | (procedure) | ligne de conduite nf |
| The course of action chosen by her doctor was successful. |
| | | plan d'action nm |
| course of study | n | (academic course) | filière nf |
| I chose Classics as my course of study. |
| course of things | | | état des choses |
| course work, coursework | n | (study and assignments) | formation nf |
| He has finished the course work for his master's degree, but he still has to finish his thesis. |
| | | cours nmpl |
| due course | n | (normal run of events) | temps utile nm |
| You'll receive your promotion in due course, you must first prove yourself. |
| Nous vous ferons connaître notre décision en temps utile. |
| | | temps voulu nm |
| evening course | | | cours du soir |
| first course | n | (entrée: introductory dish of a meal) | entrée nf |
| We had prawns in sauce as a first course at dinner. |
| | | hors d'œuvre nm |
| foundation course | | | année préparatoire |
| free course | | | cours facultatif |
| golf course | n | (terrain on which golf is played) | terrain de golf nm |
| | | parcours de golf nm |
| honors course | | US | cours réservé aux meilleurs étudiants nm |
| in due course | adv | (eventually) | en temps voulu adv |
| It will all become clear in due course. |
| | | en temps utile loc adv |
| Vous le saurez en temps utile. |
| in the course of time | adv | (eventually) | avec le temps adv |
| You'll forget him in the course of time. |
| Avec le temps, tout s'arrangera. |
| | | finir par + [infinitif] loc v |
| Elle finira par l'oublier. |
| in the usual course | | cours habituel | habituellement adv |
| laboratory course | | | cours de laboratoire |
| life course | | cours de la vie | cours de la vie adv |
| main course | n | (main dish of a meal) | plat principal nm |
| For a main course I like to choose something I would not usually cook at home. |
| After the appetizers, we will serve the main course, and then dessert. |
| Le plat principal est servi entre l'entrée et le fromage (ou le dessert). |
| | | plat de résistance nm |
| Il nous a servi une daube d'agneau en plat principal. |
| main-course | | | plat principal nm |
| matter-of-course | | | quelque chose d'évident phrase |
| middle course | | | position intermédiaire nf |
| obstacle course | | | parcours d'obstacles |
| of course | adv | (naturally, as might be expected) | bien sûr loc adv |
| Of course, I will need to know where you are going. |
| Bien sûr, il n'y avait plus de pain quand j'ai ouvert le placard. |
| | | évidemment adv |
| Elle m'a appelée juste au moment où j'allais partir, évidemment ! |
| | | naturellement adv |
| Naturellement, ils vont encore avoir une heure de retard. |
| | | bien entendu loc adv |
| Il faut bien entendu en informer votre associé. |
| of course | interj | (yes, certainly) | bien sûr interj |
| Of course you can go out for dinner! |
| | | bien entendu loc adv |
| Tu peux y aller, bien entendu. |
| | | évidemment adv, interj |
| - Tu veux bien me prêter ton bouquin pour quelques jours ? - Quelle question, évidemment ! |
| Of course not | interj | (emphatic: Certainly not) | sûrement pas interj |
| Would you kiss a frog? he said. "Of course not!" she replied. |
| | | bien sûr que non interj |
| | | jamais de la vie interj |
| off course | adv | (in the wrong direction) | dévier de son cap, de son cours loc v |
| By this time we had been sailing off course for several days. |
| orientation course | n | (induction into sth) | cours d'orientation nm |
| On the day he started work, he took an orientation course. |
| | | cours d'initiation nm |
| | | cours de base nm |
| refresher course | n | (lessons to review sth learnt) | séance de révisions nf |
| All the cabin attendants are required to go on a customer service refresher course. |
| residential course | n | (period of study done while living on site) | enseignement en internat nm |
| retraining course | | | stage de recyclage nm |
| run its course | | | suivre son cours v |
| shifting from its course | | d'une rivière | divagation nf |
| stay the course | v | figurative, informal (pursue sth to the end) | tenir le coup v |
| | fig | maintenir le cap loc v |
| survey course | | éducation | cours d'introduction |
| take a course | v | (attend classes, study) | suivre un cours, des cours de loc v |
| I once took a course in physics and couldn't understand a thing the teacher was talking about. |
| J'ai suivi un cours de danse moderne l'an passé. |
| take a course of action | | | prendre un parti v |
| the course of events | | | la suite des événements |
| the main course | | | le plat principal |
| throughout the course of | prep | (all the way through) | tout au long de prép |
| Throughout the course of the day, the heat from the sun grew more intense. |
| training course | n | (practical programme of study) | formation nf |
| The doctor had to go on a training course to learn new information on drugs. |
| La standardiste qui répond aux clients furieux a demandé une formation en gestion des conflits. |
| | | stage (de formation) pratique nm |
| yes, of course | | | mais oui |
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