tour de force

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tour de force (“feat of strength”), circa 19th century.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˌtuɹ.dəˈfoɹs/ or /-ˈfɔɹs/

Noun

tour de force (plural tours de force)

A feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field.
Now orbiting Earth, Gravity Probe B is a technological tour de force.
An outstanding display of skill.

Related terms

tour d'horizon

Translations

Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field

Dutch: krachttoer (nl) m, huzarenstuk (nl) n
Estonian: jõudemonstratsioon
Finnish: voimannäyte, taidonnäyte

French: exploit (fr) m, tour de force (fr) m
Greek: κατόρθωμα (el) n (katórthoma)
Spanish: hazaña (es) f, proeza (es) f

Outstanding display of skill

Finnish: loistosuoritus

Greek: κατόρθωμα (el) n (katórthoma)

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Dutch: krachtdaad c

German: Meisterstück (de)

Dutch

Noun

tour de force m (plural tours de force)

exploit, tour de force

Synonyms

German

Noun

tour de force m (genitive Tour de Force, no plural)

strenuous effort, tour de force

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