concours
[ French kawn-koor; English kong-koor ]
noun,plural con·cours [French kawn-koor; English kong-koorz]. /French kɔ̃ˈkur; English kɒŋˈkʊərz/.
a public contest or competition.
Origin of concours
11935–40; <French, Old French; see concourse
Words Nearby concours
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How to use concours in a sentence
J'espre que vous russirez mettre debout cette petite affaire littraire et que vous trouverez parmi nous des concours utiles.
Instigations | Ezra PoundVous pouvez compter sur le concours absolu que nous devons nos courageux compagnons d'arme.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresEvery year a fresh man and woman must be chosen for this purpose, those of the previous competition being hors de concours.
Corea or Cho-sen | A (Arnold) Henry Savage-LandorH'm, I met a "hors concours" who knew, and I was quite prepared to witness a scene when I came in here.
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter | August StrindbergYou don't feel with other women that you are—as you please to call it—hors de concours—out of the running.
The Younger Set | Robert W. Chambers
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