Friday, May 15, 2020

French Expressions With Un Tour

The French word tour has different meanings depending on whether its masculine or feminine, and both words are found in idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say acrobatics, to play a trick on someone, Bobs your uncle and more with this list of expressions using  un tour. Using une tour, which is the feminine form of the word, you can learn how to say drilling rig, ivory tower, as big as a house and other idiomatic French expressions. Possible Meanings of Un Tour tourtripoutingcontour, outlinefeat, stunt, trickhatchlathemeasurement, girth(game) turn(situation or conversation) turn, twist(wheel) rotation, revolution, turn Possible Meanings ofUne Tour towersiege towerhigh-rise building(chess) castle, rook Expressions With Un Tour un tour dadresse   skillful feat/trickles tours dagilità ©   acrobaticsun tour de cartes   card trickun tour de chauffe   warm-up lap, practice runun tour pendable a  dirty trickun tour de chant   song recitalun tour de cochon (informal) dirty/mean trickun tour de cou   choker, collar neck measurementun tour de force   feat of strength amazing featle Tour de France   tour de France (cycling competition)le tour de garde   tour of dutyle tour dhonneur (sports) lap of honorle tour dhorizon   review, survey (of a situation)un tour de lit   valancele tour de main   dexterityun tour de passe-passe   conjouring trickun tour de passe-passe financier   financial sleight-of-handun tour de phrase   turn of phraseun tour de piste   lapun tour de reins   strained backun tour de salaud (familiar) nasty trickun tour de scrutin   ballotun tour de table   group discussion (finance) capital structurele tour de ville   city tourun tour de vis   turn of a screwun tour de vis fiscal   tax squeezeun tour de vis militaire/politique   military/political crackdownle premier/second tour (politics, sports) the first/second roundun quart de tour   quarter turnun rà ©gime de ___ tours (minute)   (motor, engine) ___ RPM (revolutions per minute)un sale tour a  dirty/mean tricktour à   tour   in turn, by turns, alternatelyun 33 tours   (record, album) LPun 45 tours   (record, album) singleun 78 tours   (record, album) 78acquà ©rir un tour de main   to pick up a knackattendre son tour   to wait ones turnavoir plus dun tour dans son sac   to have more than one trick up ones sleeveavoir un tour de main   to have a knackfaire demi-tour (figurative) to make a U-turn, do an about-facefaire le tour de   (place) to go around, look around, explore / (idea, possibility) to explore / (problem) to consider all anglesfaire le tour du cadran   to go around the clockfaire un demi-tour  Ã‚  to do a U-turn, an about-turnfai re un tour de chevaux de bois   to ride a merry-go-roundfaire chacun à   son tour   to each do (something) in turn, to take turnsfaire un tour dEurope, de France   to tour Europe, Francefaire le tour des invità ©s   to do the rounds of the guestsfaire un tour de manà ¨ge   to ride a merry-go-roundfaire le tour du monde   to go around the worldfaire un tour à   pied   to go for a walkfaire un tour à   quelquun   to play a trick on someonefaire des tours et des dà ©tours   to meander, wind in and out, twist and turnfermer une porte à   double tour   to double-lock a doorjouer un tour à   quelquun   to play a trick on someoneparler à   son tour   to speak in turnparler chacun à   son tour   to each speak in turnpasser son tour   to miss ones turnperdre son tour   to lose ones turnprendre son tour   to take ones turnÀ qui le tour  ?   Whose turn is it?br/>à   tour de bras   with all ones strength/mightà   tour de rà ´le   in turn, alternatelyÀ ton / votre tour (de jouer)   Its your turnCest reparti pour un tour  ! (informal) Here we go again!Cest un tour à   prendre.   Its just a knack you pick up.Cest ton / votre tour   Its your turnChacun son tour  !   Wait your turn!en un tour de main   in no time at all / prolifically / with a vengeanceEt le tour est jouà ©Ã‚  !   And there you have it! And Bobs your uncle!Je lui rà ©serve un tour à   ma faà §on  !   Ill get him back in my own way!On en a vite fait le tour   (place) Theres not much to see / (book, idea) Theres not much to it / (person) Theres not much to him/herSi on faisait le tour  ?   Shall we walk around it?Votre tour viendra   Your turn will come Expressions With Une Tour la tour de Babel   tower of Babella tour de contrà ´le  (aviation) control towerla tour Eiffel   Eiffel Towerla tour de forage   drilling rigla tour de  guet   watch tower, look-out towerla tour  hertzienne   radio mastla tour de  lhorloge   clock towerla tour  divoire   ivory towerla tour de Londres   tower of Londonla tour  dune  mosquà ©e   minaretla tour de Pise   Leaning Tower of PisaCest une vraie tour   S/hes as big as a houseà ªtre  gros  comme  une  tour, à ªtre massif  comme  une  tour   to be as big as a house, to be very fat

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