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parcourir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • browse verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  • course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  • cover verb To place something over another thing to protect, conceal, or shield it.
  • walk verb To move on foot at a normal pace, always keeping at least one foot on the ground.

Senses

parcourir is used for these senses in English:

  • browse To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
  • browse To move about while sampling, such as with food or products on display.
  • course To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
  • run through (transitive, idiomatic) To go through hastily.
  • walk (transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).

browse — full definition

  1. verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  2. verb Of an animal, to feed on leaves, shoots, or shrubs.

course — full definition

  1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
  3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
  4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

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