Tour de France

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtʊə də ˈfɹɑːns/, /ˌtʊə də ˈfɹɒns/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌtʊɹ də ˈfɹæns/, /ˌtʊɹ də ˈfɹɑns/

Proper noun

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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[1]:
      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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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Literally, Tour of France.

Pronunciation

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

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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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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

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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

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