"tour de force" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /tuʁ də fɔʁs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tour de force.wav Forms: tours de force [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “turn of strength”, or more loosely translated as “turn of force”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|turn of strength}} “turn of strength”, {{m-g|turn of force}} “turn of force”, {{lit|turn of strength|turn of force}} Literally, “turn of strength”, or more loosely translated as “turn of force” Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} tour de force m (plural tours de force)
  1. tour de force Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tour_de_force-fr-noun-1IqQs9fB Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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