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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesコース
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōsu
"彼女は英語のコースを受講しています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A direction or route taken in traveling or in a process.
"The ship changed its course to avoid the storm." - 2
A series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject.
"She enrolled in a course on digital marketing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'course' originates from the Latin 'cursus', meaning 'a running, a course', which evolved through Old French 'cours' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a physical path to a more abstract sense of progression or development over time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Course" is said worldwide
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cours
Transliteration: kur
"Elle a suivi un cours de français."
Kurs
Transliteration: koors
"Er hat einen Kurs in Mathematik belegt."
corso
Transliteration: kor-so
"Ha frequentato un corso di cucina."
curso
Transliteration: kur-so
"Ella está tomando un curso de fotografía."
curso
Transliteration: kur-so
"Ele se inscreveu em um curso de inglês."
कोर्स
Transliteration: kors
"वह एक अंग्रेजी कोर्स कर रहा है।"
课程
Transliteration: kè chéng
"她正在上一个英语课程。"
코스
Transliteration: koseu
"그녀는 영어 코스를 듣고 있습니다."
コース
Transliteration: kōsu
"彼女は英語のコースを受講しています。"
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