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tour de magie nom {m}

magic trick◼◼◼(act of illusion or magic)
noun
[UK: ˈmæ.dʒɪk trɪk] [US: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈtrɪk]

tour de main nom {m}

sleight of hand◼◼◼(performance)
noun
[UK: slaɪt əv hænd] [US: sˈlaɪt əv ˈhænd]

sleight of hand◼◼◼(skill)
noun
[UK: slaɪt əv hænd] [US: sˈlaɪt əv ˈhænd]

tour de passe-passe nom {m}

sleight of hand◼◼◼(performance)
noun
[UK: slaɪt əv hænd] [US: sˈlaɪt əv ˈhænd]

scam [scams](fraudulent deal)
noun
[UK: skæm] [US: ˈskæm]

tour de phrase nom {m}

turn of phrase◼◼◼(expression which is worded in a distinctive way)
noun

tour de Pise nom {f}

Leaning Tower of Pisa◼◼◼(the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa)
proper noun
[UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə] [US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə]

tour de potier nom {m}

potter's wheel◼◼◼(machine used by a potter)
noun
[UK: ˈpɑː.tərz ˈwiːl̩] [US: ˈpɑː.tərz ˈhwiːl̩]

kick wheel(A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot)
noun

tour de refroissement nom {f}

cooling tower(tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation)
noun
[UK: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər]

tour de reins nom {m}

lumbago◼◼◼(backache of the lumbar region)
noun
[UK: lʌm.ˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ] [US: lʌm.ˈbeɪˌɡo.ʊ]

tour de siège nom {f}

siege tower◼◼◼(tower used as siege weapon)
noun

tour de spire nom {m}

whorl [whorls](volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.)
noun
[UK: wɜːl] [US: ˈwɝːl]

tour de taille nom {m}

waistline [waistlines]◼◼◼(line around the body at the waist; its measurement)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪst.laɪn] [US: ˈweɪˌst.laɪn]

tour du silence nom {f}

tower of silence◼◼◼(low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate)
noun

tour Eiffel nom {f}

Eiffel Tower◼◼◼(tower in Paris)
proper noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər]

tour penchée de Pise nom {f}

Leaning Tower of Pisa◼◼◼(the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa)
proper noun
[UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə] [US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə]

touraille nom {f}

kiln [kilns]◼◼◼(oven, furnace or heated chamber)
noun
[UK: kɪln] [US: ˈkɪln]

Tourane nom propre

Da Nang◼◼◼proper noun

tourbe nom {f}

peat [peats]◼◼◼(soil)
noun
[UK: piːt] [US: ˈpiːt]

touradjectif

peated◼◼◼adjective

tourbière nom {f}

bog [bogs]◼◼◼(expanse of marshland)
noun
[UK: bɒɡ] [US: ˈbɑːɡ]

peat bog◼◼◻(bog composed of peat)
noun

tourbillon nom

vortex [vortices]◼◼◼(whirlpool)
noun
[UK: ˈvɔː.teks] [US: ˈvɔːr.teks]

tourbillon nom {m}

whirlpool [whirlpools]◼◼◼(swirling body of water)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːl.puːl] [US: ˈwɝːl.ˌpuːl]

swirl [swirls]◼◼◼(whirling eddy)
noun
[UK: swɜːl] [US: ˈswɝːl]

eddy [eddies]◼◼◼(whirlpool)
noun
[UK: ˈe.di] [US: ˈe.di]
An eddy is a circular current of water. = Un tourbillon est un courant d'eau circulaire.

maelstrom [maelstroms]◼◼◻(large and violent whirlpool)
noun
[UK: ˈmeɪl.strəm] [US: ˈmeɪl.strəm]

tourbillon d'activité nom

hustle and bustle◼◼◼(activity)
noun

tourbillon de poussière nom {m}

dust devil◼◼◼(a swirling dust in the air)
noun
[UK: dʌst ˈdev.l̩] [US: ˈdəst ˈdev.l̩]

tourbillon polaire nom {m}

polar vortex◼◼◼noun

tourbillonnant adjectif

vortical(pertaining to a vortex)
adjective
[UK: ˈvɔː.tɪkəl] [US: ˈvɔːr.tɪkəl]

tourbillonner verbe

swirl [swirled, swirling, swirls]◼◼◼(to twist or whirl)
verb
[UK: swɜːl] [US: ˈswɝːl]
A thousand incoherent ideas swirled around my mind. = Mille idées incohérentes tourbillonnaient dans mon cerveau.

whirl [whirled, whirling, whirls]◼◼◻(To rotate, revolve, spin rapidly)
verb
[UK: wɜːl] [US: ˈwɝːl]
Leaves were whirling in the air. = Les feuilles tourbillonnaient en l'air.

Tourcoing nom propre
{m}

Tourcoing◼◼◼(city in Hauts-de-France)
proper noun

tourelle nom {f}

turret [turrets]◼◼◼(a little tower)
noun
[UK: ˈtʌ.rɪt] [US: ˈtɜː.rət]

touret à meuler nom {m}

bench grinder(workbench-mounte grinder)
noun

tourie nom {f}

demijohn◼◼◼(bottle)
noun
[UK: ˈde.mɪ.dʒɒn] [US: ˈde.mɪ.dʒɒn]

tourière nom {f}

portress(a female porter)
noun
[UK: ˈpɔː.trɪs] [US: pɔːr.triːs]

tourisme nom {m}

tourism◼◼◼(the act of travelling or sightseeing)
noun
[UK: ˈtʊə.rɪ.zəm] [US: ˈtʊ.ˌrɪ.zəm]
We have mass tourism in France. = Nous avons un tourisme de masse en France.

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