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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 (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
Grand Prix [grɒnˈpriː] n (Aut) → Gran Premio, Grand Prix m inv


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