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Grand Prix
(redirected from Grands prix)

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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 [gron pree]
Noun
1. an international formula motor race
2. a very important international competitive event in other sports, such as athletics [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 [ˈgrɑ̃ːˈpriː] n (AUT) → gran premio, Grand Prix m
Grand Prix [ˈgrɑ̃ːˈpriː] grand n (Aut) → grand prix automobile
Grand Prix [ˈgrɑ̃ːˈpriː] grand n (Aut) → Grand Prix m
Grand Prix [ˈgrɑ̃ːˈpriː] n (AUT) → Gran Premio, Grand Prix m inv


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