- tour de force
- tour de force 1802, French, "feat of strength."
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tour de force
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Tour de Force — may refer to: * Tour de Force (expression), a French expression meaning an exceptional creative acheivement, a particularly adroit maneuver, or a difficult feat. * Tour de Force (album), a 1984 album by .38 Special * Tour de Force (This… … Wikipedia
Tour de Force — Album par Sonny Rollins Sortie 1957 Enregistrement 7 décembre 1956 Durée 41:40 Genre Jazz (Hardbop) Label … Wikipédia en Français
Tour de Force — [turdə fɔrs ], die; , s [turdə fɔrs] [frz. tour de force, zu: force = Kraft, Stärke, Gewalt] (bildungsspr.): Gewaltaktion; mit Mühe, Anstrengung verbundenes Handeln. * * * Tour de Force [turdə fɔrs], die; , s [turdə fɔrs; frz. tour de force, zu:… … Universal-Lexikon
tour de force — tour de for·ce loc.s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} sforzo prolungato e intenso che richiede un impegno psicofisico superiore al consueto; periodo di intense fatiche: il tour de force degli esami, sottoporsi a un tour de force {{line}} {{/line}}… … Dizionario italiano
Tour de Force — [turdə fɔrs] die; , s [turdə fɔrs] <aus gleichbed. fr. tour de force, zu tour (vgl. ↑Tour) u. force »(Tat)kraft; Gewalt«> Gewaltaktion, mit Mühe, Anstrengung verbundenes Handeln … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
tour de force — {{hw}}{{tour de force}}{{/hw}}locuz. sost. m. inv. (pl. franc. tours de force ) 1 (sport) Serie di prove che richiedono, per essere positivamente superate, prestazioni superiori al rendimento abituale. 2 (est.) Sforzo intenso e fuori della… … Enciclopedia di italiano
tour de force — [ˌtuə də ˈfo:s US ˌtur də ˈfo:rs] n [singular] written [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: impressive act of strength ] something that is done very skilfully and successfully, and is very impressive ▪ His speech to the Democratic Convention was a … Dictionary of contemporary English
tour de force — [ ,tur də fɔrs ] noun singular something that impresses people because it is successful and is done very skillfully: a literary/technological/diplomatic tour de force … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tour de force — /fr. ˌtuʀd(J)&fEs/ [loc. fr., letteralmente «giro (tour) di (de) forza (force)»] loc. sost. m. inv. (est.) strapazzo, sfacchinata, sgobbata, tirata, corvée (fr.) CONTR. riposo, relax (ingl.) … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
tour de force — de force /turdə fɔrs/, it. /turde fɔrs/ locuz. fr. (propr. giro, movimento di forza ), usata in ital. come s.m., invar. [fase di un attività operativa, impresa e sim., che richiede un impegno e uno sforzo fisico e psichico eccezionale] ▶◀ (fam.)… … Enciclopedia Italiana
tour de force — ► NOUN (pl. tours de force pronunc. same) ▪ a performance or achievement accomplished with great skill. ORIGIN French, feat of strength … English terms dictionary
