Tour de France
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- proper noun
- /tʊr də frɑːns/
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Tour de Francia
- In the Tour de France, they're going 20 miles a day, going up mountains.
- win the Tour de France
- Tour de France winner
- Tour de France champion
And I know that you work with the, the Ineos Tour de France team.
- And I know that you work with the, the Ineos Tour de France team.
- That would be a pretty easy fix if you wanted to, you know, win the Tour de France.
- And then for the longer duration, you know, sort of Tour de France athletes, I would guess that it's going to be all about mobilizing fat.
- And, and keep in mind, and keep getting that keep in mind, if you're riding around the roads of France during the Tour de France, that doesn't mean it's all French people.
- And that's just more the society goes back to the lady at the freaking with the signage at the Tour de France.
Examples
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The Tour de France is renowned for its challenging stages and scenic routes across France.
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Everybody thinks he is a hero because he beat cancer and won the Tour de France.
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I thought this guy could probably race in the Tour de France.
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Each year, I make a point of visiting France in July for the Tour de France.
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Greg LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France in 1986, and again in 1989 and 1990.
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Lance Armstrong overcame testicular cancer to win the Tour de France for seven consecutive years.
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Every year, thousands of fans line the streets to watch the Tour de France as it passes through each town.
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Winning the Tour de France is a significant achievement for any professional cyclist.
Synonyms
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A competition where people ride bicycles to see who is fastest
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A competition where people ride bikes to finish first
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components literally compose to 'tour of France', so a learner who knows 'tour' and 'France' can infer a literal trip around France; the form is transparently compositional. However, the specific meaning as the famous annual multi-stage professional bicycle race is a culturally specific proper-name sense that cannot be derived from the words alone, so learners would need prior exposure to link the phrase to that event.
Etymology
Tour de France literally means a tour of France, a long trip around the country by bicycle. One popular story says a French newspaper started the event to sell more papers, and today the name means the big three-week 'race' where riders ride through many towns and compete.