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Tour - French Expressions with Une Tour

Idiomatic French expressions

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The French word tour has different meanings depending on whether it's masculine or feminine, and both words are found in idiomatic expressions. Learn how to say drilling rig, ivory tower, as big as a house, and more with this list of expressions with une tour.

Possible meanings of une tour
  • tower
  • siege tower
  • high-rise building
  • (chess) castle, rook

Expressions with une tour

la tour de Babel
Tower of Babel

la tour de contrôle (aviation)
control tower

la tour Eiffel
Eiffel Tower

la tour de forage
drilling rig

la tour de guet
watch tower, look-out tower

la tour hertzienne
radio mast

la tour de l'horloge
clock tower

la tour d'ivoire
ivory tower

la tour de Londres
Tower of London

la tour d'une mosquée
minaret

la tour de Pise
Leaning Tower of Pisa


C'est une vraie tour
S/he's as big as a house

être gros comme une tour, être massif comme une tour
to be as big as a house, to be very fat


Expressions with un tour

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