course
of course (adv)
bien sûr
→ "Dan, you remember Margaret?" "Of course!"
→ There is of course an element of truth in this argument.
→ If a woman has to work then, of course, good child-care should be provided.
Do you love me? - Of course I do! Tu m'aimes? - Bien sûr que oui!
of course not!, no of course not! bien sûr que non!, évidemment que non!
(=route)
[+ship] route f
to be on course
[ship, aircraft] suivre son cap
to be off course
[ship, aircraft] dévier de son cap
to be on course for sth
[person] être en bonne voie pour qch
→ The company is on course for profits of £20m
to run its course, to take its course
[disease, process] suivre son cours
to stay the course
(=complete enterprise)
[person] tenir jusqu'au bout
(=option) solution f
we have no other course but to ... nous n'avons pas d'autre solution que de ...
to take a course choisir une solution
→ To take this course would offend against the principle of fairness.
the best course would be to ... le mieux serait de ...
→
course of action
[+river] cours m
→ ... the course of the Ganges.
(=lessons) cours m
a French course un cours de français
to go on a course
(=training course) faire un stage
→ The people on the course are really nice.
course of lectures série f de conférences
race course (for horses)
champ m de courses, hippodrome m , (for cars)
circuit m , (for runners)
piste f
(=part of meal) plat m
the next course le plat suivant
the main course le plat principal
the first course l'entrée
→ The first course was soup with delicious crusty rolls.
[+events, history] cours m
→ It was one of those ideas that change the course of history.
in the course of
prep
(=during) au cours de
in the course of the next few days au cours des prochains jours
in the course of time
(=eventually) avec le temps
→ if in the course of time he wins a couple of majors
in due course en temps utile, en temps voulu
[+antibiotics] traitement m
[+injections] série f
→ Another course of injections was prescribed.
course of treatment traitement m
as a matter of course
(=routinely) automatiquement → Shouldn't I be told all this as a matter of course? → Don't think you have to tip as a matter of course: it's not compulsory. → The best companies do this for staff as a matter of course.
access course (British)
n cours de mise à niveau qui permet à une personne n'ayant pas le diplôme requis d'entrer à l'université cours de mise à niveau qui permet à une personne n'ayant pas le diplôme requis d'entrer à l'université
assault course (British)
n parcours m du combattant
collision course
n
to be on a collision course
[one plane, ship, meteor] aller droit à la collision
[more than one plane, ship, meteor]
The planes were on a collision course. Les avions allaient entrer en collision.
to be on a collision course with sth risquer d'entrer en collision avec qch
→ A meteor is on a collision course with the Earth.
to be on a collision course (fig)
[people, institutions] aller vers l'affrontement
→ The union and the management are on a collision course.
→ The two communities are now on a collision course ...
→ Britain's universities are set on a collision course with the government.
correspondence course
n cours m par correspondance
course book
n manuel m
course fees
n (for university)
frais mpl de scolarité
→ The students have to pay their own course fees.
course of action
n ligne f de conduite
→ this would be the best course of action
→ We have decided on this course of action for one reason alone
→ ... pondering the pros and cons before opting for a particular course of action
course requirements
n (for university)
conditions requises pour être admis à suivre des cours à l'université conditions requises pour être admis à suivre des cours à l'université
→ Course requirements: an A level pass or equivalent qualification in chemistry or physical science is required for this course.
course work , coursework
n
(=students' work) devoirs mpl
→ Some 20 per cent of marks are awarded for coursework.
(=method of assessment) contrôle m continu
crash course
n
(=short course) cours m intensif
→ Crash courses in Arabic were arranged.
creative writing course
n atelier m d'écriture
damp course (British)
n barrière f d'étanchéité
damp-proof course
n barrière f d'étanchéité
degree course
n (British)
to do a degree course faire une licence
to do a degree course in faire une licence de
foundation course
n (British) cycle m préparatoire (dans une université)
golf course
n terrain m de golf, golf m
induction course , induction training
n stage m préparatoire
main course
n plat m principal
management course
n école f de management
→ Andy is in the first year of a prestigious management course first year Oxford, second Madrid, third Paris.
middle course
n (between more extreme alternatives)
juste milieu m , voie f médiane
→ Between Fascism or revolution there is a middle course.
obstacle course
n
(physical)
parcours m du combattant
→ They direct their blindfolded team-mates around an obstacle course
(=series of problems) parcours m du combattant
Every day is an obstacle course at present. Chaque jour est un parcours du combattant en ce moment.
→ The Government seems to have created a more demanding obstacle course for aspiring students than ever before.
orientation course
n séance f d'information
refresher course
n (British) cours m de recyclage
sandwich course
n stage m de formation en alternance
soup course
n potage m
survival course
n cours m de survie
training course
n stage m de formation
a teacher training course un stage de formation à l'enseignement
→ I was sent on an introductory 14-day training course in Majorca.
→ a staff training course
→ companies that offer dubious training courses to would-be EFL teachers
→ When she was unemployed, she attended a training course to perfect her keyboard skills.
vacation course
n cours mpl de vacances