Grand Prix

See also: grand prix

English

Alternative forms

• grand prix
• GP (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grand Prix, from Grand Prix de Paris (“Great Prize of Paris”), an international horserace at Longchamps.

Pronunciation

• (partly anglicised) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɑ̃ ˈpɹiː/, /ɡɹɒ̃ ˈpɹiː/
• (UK, anglicised) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɒn ˈpɹiː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡɹæn(d) ˈpɹiː/, /ɡɹɑn ˈpɹiː/

Noun

Grand Prix (plural Grands Prix)

1. any of several international races, especially one of a series for Formula One racing cars
2. used to refer to all kinds of sporting events, major awards at festivals and competitions in various fields

Derived terms

• eprix

Translations

any of several international races, especially one of a series for Formula One racing cars

• Arabic: اَلْجَائِزَة اَلْكُبْرَى f (al-jāʔiza l-kubrā), غْرَان بْرِي m (ḡrān brī)
• Catalan: Gran Premi m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大獎賽／大奖赛 (Dàjiǎngsài), 格蘭披治／格兰披治 (Gélán-pīzhì)

• Dutch: Grote Prijs m
• French: Grand Prix (fr) m
• German: Großer Preis m, Grand Prix (de) m
• Hungarian: nagydíj (hu)
• Italian: Gran Premio m
• Japanese: 大賞 (ja) (taishō), グランプリ (ja) (guran-puri)
• Korean: 그랑프리 (ko) (Geurangpeuri)
• Malay: Grand Prix
• Polish: grand prix (pl) n
• Portuguese: Grande Prémio m, (Brazil) Grande Prêmio m
• Russian: Гран-при́ m (Gran-prí)
• Spanish: Gran Premio m
• Turkish: Grand Prix m

French

Alternative forms

• grand prix
• GP

Etymology

From Grand Prix de Paris ("Grand Prize of Paris"), an international horserace at Longchamps.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Grand Prix m (plural Grands Prix)

1. Grand Prix (literal translation Grand Prize)

Derived terms

• eprix

Descendants

• English: Grand Prix

German

Etymology

From French Grand Prix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (singular) /ɡrãˈpriː/, [ɡʁãˈpʁiː], [ɡʁɔ̃-], [ɡʁaŋ-], [ɡʁɔŋ-], [ɡʁam-], [ɡʁɔm-]
• IPA^(key): (plural, optionally genitive singular) /ɡrãˈpriːs/

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Noun

Grand Prix m (strong, genitive Grand Prix, plural Grand Prix or (learned) Grands Prix)

1. (sports, chiefly motor racing, equestrianism) Grand Prix

   Synonym: Großer Preis

2. (music) Eurovision Song Contest (dated, still used by some of those born before ca. 1990)

   Synonyms: ESC, Eurovision

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grand Prix.

Noun

Grand Prix (plural Grand Prix'ler or Grands Prix)

1. Grand Prix