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la course
race
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How do you say course in French?
How do you pronounce course in French?
course is pronounced /la kuʁs/ in French.
Example sentences
La course rapide du marathonien était impressionnante.
The runner's fast race was impressive.
Elle a gagné sa première course internationale.
She won her first international race.
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Why is it feminine?
Course is feminine in French. It derives from Latin "currere" (to run) and evolved through the feminine form "cursa." The word means "running" or "race" and belongs to the category of feminine nouns of action derived from verbs in French. Many French nouns derived from verbs and expressing an action or process take the feminine gender, which explains why "course" is feminine rather than masculine.
What is the French word for race?
The French word for race is la course — feminine.
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