English–French

“tour” in French

French

Alsocircuit

Pronunciation

IPA/paʁkuʁiʁ/

Example

Ils parcourent le musée en deux heures.

They tour the museum in two hours.

Illustration for parcourir (tour)

How to say “tour” in French

“Tour” in French is parcourir.

A swift sweep across a whole space, text, or region, with the main shape seen before the details.

Full entry for parcourir: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with parcourir

J'ai parcouru rapidement le rapport avant la réunion.

I quickly read through the report before the meeting.

Tips for using parcourir

  • Parcourir takes a direct object, as in parcourir un musée or parcourir un texte, without a preposition before the thing crossed.

Other French words for “tour”

On a fait un circuit dans le centre-ville.

We took a tour of downtown.

“tour” in other languages