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A feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Now orbiting Earth, Gravity Probe B is a technological tour de force.
Meaning relationships
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a masterly or brilliant feat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: feat, effort, exploit
Borrowed from French tour de force (“feat of strength”), circa 19th century.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
絕技 /绝技
(juéjì)
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Dutch:
tour de force
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Dutch:
krachttoer
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Dutch:
huzarenstuk
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Dutch:
krachtdaad
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Estonian:
jõudemonstratsioon
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Finnish:
voimannäyte
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Finnish:
taidonnäyte
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Finnish:
loistosuoritus
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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French:
exploit
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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French:
tour de force
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Greek:
κατόρθωμα
(katórthoma)
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Spanish:
hazaña
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Spanish:
proeza
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
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Yoruba:
àrà
— Feat demonstrating brilliance or mastery in a field
