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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French tour de force.
Pronunciation
Noun
Tour de Force f (genitive Tour de Force, plural Tours de Force)
- (literary) tour de force
- Synonyms: Kraftakt, Gewaltaktion
2017 March 28, Carolin Ströbele, “Zu hart für die Couch”, in Die Zeit:Stefanie ist der Alptraum jedes Therapeuten: Sie ist manipulativ, grenzüberschreitend und so liebeshungrig wie selbstzerstörerisch. Die schauspielerische Tour de Force, die Franziska Hartmann hier abliefert, stellt sie auf einen Rang mit der großartigen Bibiana Beglau.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Tour de Force
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