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Grand Prix
(redirected from Grand Prix de Paris)

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Grand Prix  (grä pr)
n. pl. Grand Prix (prz, pr)
Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course.
[French, short for Grand Prix de Paris, originally an international horserace established in 1863 at Longchamp in Paris.]
Grand Prix (French) [grɑ̃ pri]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing)
a.  any of a series of formula motor races held to determine the annual Drivers' World Championship
b.  (as modifier) a Grand Prix car
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Horse racing a race for three-year-old horses run at Maisons Lafitte near Paris
3. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a very important competitive event in various other sports, such as athletics, snooker, or powerboating
[French: great prize]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Grand Prix - one of several international races
auto race, automobile race, car race - a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
Translations
Grand Prix [ˌgrɒnˈpriː] n (MOTOR RACING) → grand prix m automobile
grand slam Grand Slam n → grand chelem m
to win a Grand Slam → gagner un grand chelem
Grand Prix [grɒnˈpriː] n (Aut) → Gran Premio, Grand Prix m inv
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Peintre Celebre's trainer Andre Fabre is represented by Grand Prix de Paris winner Cavalryman, who seeks to carry Godolphin's French silks to victory under first-time partner Frankie Dettori.
Cavalryman carries Godolphin's hopes with Dettori taking over by The Racing Post (London, England)
MONTMARTRE'S brilliant victory in the Grand Prix de Paris earlier this month may have cost him glory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe itself.
Horse Racing: MONTMARTRE PAYS FOR PACE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Byline: MIKE TORPEY ADAZZLING display from Montmartre in the Grand Prix de Paris has seen the Aga Khan's colt installed as favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 5.
TIPS; Horse Power by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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