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Etymology
From OF. cours, from L. cursus, past participle of correre to run.

Pronunciation
kôrs, /k��(r)s/, /kO:(r)s/
audio|en-us-course.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)s|-��(r)s

Homophones
coarse

Noun
en-noun

1. An onward movement, progress.

#:The course of events

1. The itinerary of a race.

#:The cross-country course passes the canal.

1. A period of learning.

#:I need to take a French course to pep up.

1. A part of a meal.

#:We offer seafood as the first course.

1. sports The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
2. context|navigation The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.

#:The ship changed its course 15 degrees towards south.

1. context|navigation The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.

#:A course was plotted to traverse the ocean.

1. nautical The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.

#:Main course and mainsail are the same thing in a sailing ship.

1. context|masonry A row of bricks or blocks.

#: On a building that size, two crews could only lay two courses in a day.

1. The path taken by a waterway.

Translations
trans-top|onward movement
Czech: průb�h m
Danish: forløb n, gang c
Dutch: loop
Finnish: kulku
German: Lauf m
trans-mid
Spanish: curso m
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trans-top|itinerary of a race
Danish: rute c, bane c
Dutch: parcours
Finnish: reitti
French: parcours
German: Strecke f
trans-mid
Italian: percorso
Norwegian: rute f
Spanish: ruta m
trans-bottom

trans-top|period of learning
Czech: kurz m
Danish: kursus n
Dutch: cursus
Finnish: kurssi
French: cours
German: Kurs m
Italian: corso
trans-mid
Norwegian: kurs c
Slovenian: te�aj
Spanish: curso m
Swedish: kurs c
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trans-top|part of a meal
Czech: chod#Czech|chod m
Danish: ret c
Dutch: gang, gerecht n
Finnish: ruokalaji
German: Gang m
trans-mid
Italian: portata
Kurdish: KUchar|ج���
Norwegian: rett m
Spanish: plato m
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trans-top|trajectory of a ball etc.
Danish: bane c
Dutch: baan
Finnish: rata, lentorata
German: Bahn f
trans-mid
Italian: traiettoria f
Norwegian: bane m
Spanish: trayectoria f
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trans-top|direction of movement of a vessel
Czech: kurz#Czech|kurz m
Danish: kurs c
Finnish: kurssi
Dutch: koers
German: Kurs m
trans-mid
Italian: rotta f
Spanish: rumbo m
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trans-top|intended passage for ship
Danish: kurs c
Finnish: reitti
trans-mid
Italian: rotta f
Spanish: curso m
trans-bottom

trans-top|lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast
Danish: undersejl n
trans-mid
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trans-top|row of bricks
Danish: skifte n
Finnish: varvi, tiilivarvi
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|path taken by a waterway
Danish: løb n
Dutch: loop
Finnish: reitti
trans-mid
Italian: corso
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Dutch: koers m
ttbc|Norwegian: kurs c
ttbc|Swedish: kurs c
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Verb
en-verb|courses|coursing|coursed

1. To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).

#: The oil coursed through the engine.

1. To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey.

Translations
trans-top|Flow
Danish: rulle
trans-mid
Italian: scorrere
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trans-top|Pursue
Danish: jage
trans-mid
Italian: braccare
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Related terms
of course

French

Etymology
Feminine of cours.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. race

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