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
- verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
- verb Of an animal, to feed on leaves, shoots, or shrubs.
course — full definition
- noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
- noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
- noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
- verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.