tour de force (redirected from tours de force)

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).

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[French : tour, turn, feat + de, of + force, strength.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tour 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 [ˌtʊə^rdəˈfɔː^rs] n → tour m de force
tour director n (US) → accompagnateur/trice m/f
Tourette's syndrome [tʊəˈ^rɛtssɪndrəʊm] 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

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tour de force [ˈtʊədəˈfɔːs] n → tour de force m inv