couru
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of couru
< French, past participle of courir to run ≪ Latin currere; current
Example Sentences
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Comme Saint-Sa�ns va �tre heureux! j'ai couru chez lui, lui annoncer la chose, il �tait sorti avec sa m�re.
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“A quoy pensez vous icy endroit, de penser nauez mestier | car vous auez tant couru que vous ne pouez retourner.”
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La population de cette ville n'eut pas et� aussi facile � contenir que celle des villages ou on avait deja couru tant de perils.
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Je n'ai pas eu � me plaindre de cette confiance depuis Fontainbleau jusqu'� Avignon; mais depuis cette ville jusqu'ici j'ai et� insult�,—j'ai couru bien de dangers.
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The people in their amazement threw up their hands and cried "couru," which has ever since remained the name for daylight.
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