Definition: turn (of phrase, events), appearance
Cette tournure est un bon exemple d'ironie - This turn of phrase is a good example of irony
Il faut éviter les tournures à l'anglaise - Anglicisms must be avoided
La tournure que prenait la situation... - The turn that the situation was taking..., The way the situation was developing...
Related: tourner - to turn; tourné (adj) - shaped, phrased, worded
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Cette tournure est un bon exemple d'ironie - This turn of phrase is a good example of irony
Il faut éviter les tournures à l'anglaise - Anglicisms must be avoided
La tournure que prenait la situation... - The turn that the situation was taking..., The way the situation was developing...
Related: tourner - to turn; tourné (adj) - shaped, phrased, worded
(click the little graphic below to hear the Mot du jour pronounced)
Pronunciation: [toor nur]Audio Link
