Tour de France

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Tour de France (literally “Tour of France”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtʊə də ˈfɹɑːns/, /ˌtʊə də ˈfɹɒns/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtʊɹ də ˈfɹæns/, /ˌtʊɹ də ˈfɹɑns/

Proper noun

Tour de France (plural Tours de France)

  1. (cycle racing) An annual long-distance cycling race through France and other European countries.
    Synonym: Tour (by ellipsis)
    • 2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times‎:
      Sharing my predicament over a breakfast last week, he told me he commutes to his office every day by bike. Yet he was dressed in a smart black suit. His secret, he said, is black denim jeans with a 2 per cent elastane stretch — a great alternative for cyclists who don’t want to go full Tour de France.

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French

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Etymology

Literally, “Tour of France”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Proper noun

le Tour de France m

  1. (cycling) Tour de France (annual cycling race through France)
    Synonyms: Grande Boucle (literally “Big Loop”), (by ellipsis) Tour

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French Tour de France (literally “Tour of France”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

il Tour de France m

  1. (cycling) Tour de France (annual cycling race through France)
    Synonyms: Giro di Francia, (by ellipsis) Tour

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References

  1. ^ Tour de France in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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