Courus (en. Ran)

/kuʁu/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The action of having run, moving quickly on legs.

I ran to the park this morning.

J'ai couru au parc ce matin.

Having participated in a race.

He ran in the Paris marathon.

Il a couru dans le marathon de Paris.

To move quickly.

She ran to avoid missing her bus.

Elle a couru pour ne pas rater son bus.

Comes from the Latin 'currere' which means 'to run'.

run after

desperately searching for something or someone.

courir après

take the risk

take a risk.

courir le risque

run in all directions

being very agitated or disorganized.

courir dans tous les sens

race

A sporting event consisting of running.

course

runner

A person who runs.

coureur

courier

A person responsible for delivering messages or packages.

courrier

To be very fit.

He is fit; he jogs every day.

Il est courus, il fait du jogging tous les jours.

To hurry to do something.

I have to hurry to finish my work on time.

Je dois me courus pour finir mon travail à temps.