tour

tour [tuʀ] nf → tower (= immeuble); high-rise block (Brit) ou building (US); tower block (Brit);

(Échecs) → castle, rook

nm (= excursion) (à pied) → stroll, walk: (en voiture etc) → run, ride: (plus long) → trip;

(Sport) (aussi: tour de piste) → lap;

(d'être servi ou de jouer etc), (= tournure), (= de vis ou clef); turn; [de roue etc]; revolution (= circonférence);

de 3 m de tour → 3 m round, with a circumference ou girth of 3 m;

(Pol) (aussi: tour de scrutin) → ballot (= ruse), [de prestidigitation, de cartes]; trick; [de potier]; wheel;

(à bois, métaux) → lathe;

faire le tour de → to go (a)round;

(à pied) → to walk (a)round (fig); to review;

faire le tour de l'Europe → to tour Europe;

faire un tour → to go for a walk;

(en voiture etc) → to go for a ride;

faire 2 tours → to go (a)round twice; [hélice etc] → to turn ou revolve twice;

fermer à double tour vi → to double-lock the door;

c'est au tour de Renée → it's Renée's turn;

à tour de rôle, tour à tour → in turn;

à tour de bras → with all one's strength (fig); non-stop, relentlessly;

tour de taille/tête → waist/head measurement;

tour de chant → song recital;

tour de contrôle nf → control tower;

le Tour de France → the Tour de France;

tour de garde → spell of duty;

tour d'horizon (fig) → general survey;

tour de lit → valance;

tour de main → dexterity, knack;

en un tour de main → (as) quick as a flash;

tour de passe-passe → trick, sleight of hand;

tour de reins → sprained back

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual road race for professional cyclists. It takes about three weeks to complete and is divided into daily stages, or "étapes" of approximately 175km (110 miles) over terrain of varying levels of difficulty. The leading cyclist wears a yellow jersey, the "maillot jaune". The route varies; it is not usually confined to France but always ends in Paris. In addition, there are a number of time trials.