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tour de force

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tour de force  (tr d fôrs, frs)
n. pl. tours de force (tr)
A feat requiring great virtuosity or strength, often deliberately undertaken for its difficulty: "In an extraordinary structural tour de force the novel maintains a dual focus" (Julian Moynahan).
[French : tour, turn, feat + de, of + force, strength.]
tour de force French [tur də fɔrs (English) ˈtʊə də ˈfɔːs]
n pl tours de force [tur (English) ˈtʊə]
a masterly or brilliant stroke, creation, effect, or accomplishment
[literally: feat of skill or strength]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tour de forcetour de force - a masterly or brilliant feat        
exploit, feat, effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
Translations
tour de force [ˈtʊədəˈfɔːs] N (tours de force (pl)) → proeza f, hazaña f
tour de force tour-de-force [ˌtʊərdəˈfɔːrs] n → tour m de force
tour director n (US) → accompagnateur/trice m/f
Tourette's syndrome [tʊəˈrɛtssɪndrəʊm] Tourette syndrome [tʊəˈrɛtsɪndrəʊm] Tourette's [tʊəˈrets] n → syndrome m de Tourette
tour guide n (= person) → guide mf
tour de force
n → Glanzleistung f
tour de force [ˈtʊədəˈfɔːs] n → tour de force m inv
tour de force [ˈtʊədəˈfɔːs] n → tour de force m inv


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For in those cases in which Holmes has performed some tour de force of analytical reasoning, and has demonstrated the value of his peculiar methods of investigation, the facts themselves have often been so slight or so commonplace that I could not feel justified in laying them before the public.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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