tour de force

tour de force
Synonyms and related words:
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, adventure, blow, classic, coup, dealings, deed, doing, doings, effort, endeavor, enterprise, exploit, fait accompli, feat, gest, go, hand, handiwork, job, magnum, maneuver, master stroke, masterpiece, masterwork, measure, move, operation, overt act, passage, performance, proceeding, production, res gestae, step, stroke, stunt, thing, thing done, transaction, turn, undertaking, work, works

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  • Tour de Force — may refer to: * Tour de Force (expression), a French expression meaning an exceptional creative acheivement, a particularly adroit maneuver, or a difficult feat. * Tour de Force (album), a 1984 album by .38 Special * Tour de Force (This… …   Wikipedia

  • Tour de Force — Album par Sonny Rollins Sortie 1957 Enregistrement 7 décembre 1956 Durée 41:40 Genre Jazz (Hardbop) Label …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tour de Force — [turdə fɔrs ], die; , s [turdə fɔrs] [frz. tour de force, zu: force = Kraft, Stärke, Gewalt] (bildungsspr.): Gewaltaktion; mit Mühe, Anstrengung verbundenes Handeln. * * * Tour de Force [turdə fɔrs], die; , s [turdə fɔrs; frz. tour de force, zu:… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tour de force — tour de for·ce loc.s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} sforzo prolungato e intenso che richiede un impegno psicofisico superiore al consueto; periodo di intense fatiche: il tour de force degli esami, sottoporsi a un tour de force {{line}} {{/line}}… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Tour de Force — [turdə fɔrs] die; , s [turdə fɔrs] <aus gleichbed. fr. tour de force, zu tour (vgl. ↑Tour) u. force »(Tat)kraft; Gewalt«> Gewaltaktion, mit Mühe, Anstrengung verbundenes Handeln …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • tour de force — {{hw}}{{tour de force}}{{/hw}}locuz. sost. m. inv.  (pl.  franc. tours de force   ) 1 (sport) Serie di prove che richiedono, per essere positivamente superate, prestazioni superiori al rendimento abituale. 2 (est.) Sforzo intenso e fuori della… …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • tour de force — [ˌtuə də ˈfo:s US ˌtur də ˈfo:rs] n [singular] written [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: impressive act of strength ] something that is done very skilfully and successfully, and is very impressive ▪ His speech to the Democratic Convention was a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tour de force — [ ,tur də fɔrs ] noun singular something that impresses people because it is successful and is done very skillfully: a literary/technological/diplomatic tour de force …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tour de force — /fr. ˌtuʀd(J)&fEs/ [loc. fr., letteralmente «giro (tour) di (de) forza (force)»] loc. sost. m. inv. (est.) strapazzo, sfacchinata, sgobbata, tirata, corvée (fr.) CONTR. riposo, relax (ingl.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • tour de force — de force /turdə fɔrs/, it. /turde fɔrs/ locuz. fr. (propr. giro, movimento di forza ), usata in ital. come s.m., invar. [fase di un attività operativa, impresa e sim., che richiede un impegno e uno sforzo fisico e psichico eccezionale] ▶◀ (fam.)… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • tour de force — ► NOUN (pl. tours de force pronunc. same) ▪ a performance or achievement accomplished with great skill. ORIGIN French, feat of strength …   English terms dictionary

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