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concours

[ French kawn-koor; English kong-koor ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural con·cours [kaw, n, -, koor, kong-, koorz].

1935–40; < French, Old French; concourse

J'espre que vous russirez mettre debout cette petite affaire littraire et que vous trouverez parmi nous des concours utiles.

Vous pouvez compter sur le concours absolu que nous devons nos courageux compagnons d'arme.

Every year a fresh man and woman must be chosen for this purpose, those of the previous competition being hors de concours.

H'm, I met a "hors concours" who knew, and I was quite prepared to witness a scene when I came in here.

You don't feel with other women that you are—as you please to call it—hors de concours—out of the running.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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